Who is Your Best Friend? - The Dimensions of Quality in a Friendship Relationship

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Title (croatian): Tko je tvoj najbolji prijatelj? - dimenzije kvalitete prijateljskoga odnosa
• Author: Ante Kolak
• Author: Ivan Markić
• Author: Zoran Horvat
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Pedagogy)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pedagogy

Abstract (english)

The authors of this study define a relationship with a best friend as a form of
interpersonal relationship between two people who are close, based on mutual
attraction, respect and recognition, within which there is support and protection,
intimacy, satisfaction, enjoyment in one another’s company, and successful resolution
of problems. The purpose of this study was to establish the dimensions of a friendship
relationship and test the structure of a questionnaire examining the quality of a
friendship relationship in the category of “best friend”. The research was conducted via
a survey method on a sample of 316 students of 5th, 6th and 7th grades of elementary
school. The factor structure of the questionnaire was studied by a combination of
exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The analysis of the questiononaire’s
structure resulted in a 4-factor model with 17 items that meet the recent criteria in
validation of research instruments. The extracted factors indicate the importance of
intimacy, use of leisure time, emphasizing the person’s value and protection. According
to all important indicators, the final model was shown to be methodologically reliable
as a simple instrument with a potential of wide practical application in research on
quality dimensions of a relationship between best friends.

Abstract (croatian)

Autori ovoga rada definiraju prijateljski odnos s najboljim prijateljem kao oblik
interpersonalnoga odnosa između dvije bliske osobe zasnovan na obostranoj
privlačnosti, poštovanju i uvažavanju unutar kojeg dolazi do potpore i zaštite,
intimiteta, zadovoljstva, uživanja u društvu i uspješnoga rješavanja problema. Svrha
rada bila je utvrditi dimenzije prijateljskoga odnosa i testirati svojstva strukture
upitnika kojim se ispituje kvaliteta prijateljskoga odnosa u kategoriji najbolji prijatelj.
Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 316 učenika 5., 6. i 7. razreda osnovne škole
metodom anketiranja. Faktorska struktura upitnika istraživala se kombinacijom
eksplorativne i konfirmativne faktorske analize. Analiza strukture upitnika rezultirala
je 4-faktorskim modelom od 17 čestica koji ispunjava recentne kriterije u validaciji
istraživačkih instrumenata. Ekstrahirani faktori ukazuju na važnost intimiteta,
provođenja slobodnoga vremena, isticanja vrijednosti osobe te zaštite. Finalni se
model prema svim bitnim indikatorima pokazuje kao metodološki pouzdan i za
korištenje jednostavan instrument koji bi mogao imati široke praktične primjene
među istraživačima i praktičarima u istraživanju dimenzija kvalitete odnosa među
najboljim prijateljima.

• Keywords (english): factor analysis; intimacy; leisure time; value; protection
• Keywords (croatian): faktorska analiza; intimitet; slobodno vrijeme; vrijednosti; zaštita
• Language: english
• Language: croatian
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Croatian Journal of Education : Hrvatski časopis za odgoj i obrazovanje
• Numbering: vol. 23., no. 3., pp. 767-793
• p-ISSN: 1848-5189
• e-ISSN: 1848-5197
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v23i3.4024
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:754048
• Publication: 2021
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/266844
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-01-07 12:19:54