Thursday, June 17, 2010

The friend one School and the Achievement

Had many friends of one school was believed in could affect the achievement studied the adolescent. A research that involved 629 class students 12 (3 senior high schools) in Los Angeles, the USA, found the pupil who had more friends of one school received the value in general higher compared with them that many friends outside the school.

"That was caused by the friend of one school tended to be oriented towards the achievement and to support the activity" of the "school that was same including in studying." Moreover they were in one same environment, said Melissa R Witkow, the assistant professor of psychology knowledge in the Willamette University

Nevertheless, he added, not meant friends outside the school was unimportant. "Important friendships in satisfying the social requirement" for the adolescent, and they always did not have a bad for the achievement of the school impact" said Witkow.

The study was carried out with the questionnaire and the data concerning the activity of the students, as the length studied and socialising with the friend outside and one school. (EP / HealthDay News/X-8) 

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