Abstract
This study focused on two dimensions of friendship styles: conformity with friends and psychological distance. Junior high school girls (n=96) and high school girls (n=122) completed a questionnaire about conformity, psychological distance, psychological adjustment, and school adjustment. The results were as follows. For both junior high and high school students, surface friendships with a high level of conformity and wide psychological distance were associated with lower psychological adjustment and school adjustment. For both junior high and high school students, respectful friendship with a low level of conformity and close psychological distance were associated with better psychological adjustment and school adjustment. In junior high school, close friendships with a high level of conformity and close psychological distance were associated with better psychological and school adjustment. In contrast, high school students with close friendships had poorer psychological adjustment.
