Research Article
Characteristic Processes in Close Peer Friendships of Preterm Infants at Age 12
Table 3
Q-factoring results: examples of most and least characteristic qualities of peer-peer friendship processes.
| | Leadership | Distancing | Mutual playfulness |
| Most characteristic qualities | Target child is leader | Target child more interested in activity than friend | Dyad reaches agreement easily | Friend complies with requests | Target child is cautious | Dyad shares | Dyad is coordinated | Dyad engages in individual play | Dyad plays happily | Dyad happily plays | Dyad is impolite or rude | Dyad verbal negotiation is equitable | Target child is direct and assertive | Target child appears disjointed in play | Target child expresses enjoyment verbally |
| Least characteristic qualities | Dyad engages in individual play | Target child shares gossip | Target child controls | Friend ignores target child’s suggestions | Target child self-discloses | Target child criticizes | Target child complies with friend requests | Dyad shares secrets | Dyad uses threats/aggression | Target child wanders or is bored | Target child tells positive stories | Dyad is wild, out of control | Target child self-discloses | Target child shares personal facts and information | Dyad is impolite, rude |
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Note. “Target child” refers to research study participant; “friend” refers to study participant’s invited friend.
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