Quyen, Le To Do and Mohd Zaharim, Norzarina and Huynh, Van-Son (2014) A comparison of same-ethnicity and cross-ethnicity friendship quality of adolescents in Vietnam. In: International Social Development Conference 2014 (ISDC 2014), 12 – 13 August 2014, Bayview Hotel Langkawi, Malaysia.

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Abstract

The present study explored the differences of same-ethnicity and cross-ethnicity friendship quality of adolescents in Vietnam.Participants were 200 ethnic majority students and 200 ethnic minority students from two public high schools in DakLak, Vietnam.The participants answered the McGill Friendship Questionnaire-Respondent's Affection (MFQRA).Adolescents from ethnic majority and minority groups did not show any significant differences for same-ethnicity friendship quality, but for the cross-ethnicity friendship quality, adolescents from ethnic minority groups reported significantly higher “positive feelings for a friend” than adolescents from the ethnic majority group.In contrast, there were significant differences between genders in same-ethnicity friendship quality but not in cross-ethnicity friendship quality with girls reporting significantly higher “positive feelings for a friend” and overall same-ethnicity friendship quality than boys.These findings are discussed vis-à-vis past research on intra- and inter-ethnic friendship and gender comparison in friendship.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISBN: 978-967-0474-74-8 Organized by: School of Social Development (SSD), UUM College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Friendship quality, adolescents, ethnicity, gender, Vietnam
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	School of Applied Psychology, Social Work & Policy
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2015 08:28
Last Modified:	24 May 2016 03:53
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13248

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