Table 2 |
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Friendship groups reported by 10–11 year old youth |
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| Group |
Characteristics of the group |
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| School friends |
• Friends from school. |
| • Specific groups are formed at the school site by children, with activity outside
of school arranged at school or by the child's parents. |
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| Neighborhood friends |
• Friends who reside close the child's house. |
| • Groups are often self-forming and very independent. |
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| Other friends |
• Friends from activity clubs such as football team or swimming club. |
| • Children from other non-activity clubs such as scouts, guides or a local community
group. |
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| • Children of the child's parents' friends. |
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