TY - JOUR
T1 - Similarity in gender and self-esteem for supportive peer relationships : the mediating role of cooperative goals
AU - CHEN, Yifeng, Nancy
AU - HUANG, Xu
AU - TJOSVOLD, Dean William
PY - 2008/5/1
Y1 - 2008/5/1
N2 - The present study investigated whether cooperative goals mediate the relationship between similarity in gender and self-esteem and social support and relationship quality in ongoing peer dyads. Based on data collected from 209 student dyads, the findings largely support the mediating role of cooperative goals. However, the study found that gender similarity was positively related while self-esteem similarity was negatively related to cooperative goals and relationship quality of peer dyad members.
AB - The present study investigated whether cooperative goals mediate the relationship between similarity in gender and self-esteem and social support and relationship quality in ongoing peer dyads. Based on data collected from 209 student dyads, the findings largely support the mediating role of cooperative goals. However, the study found that gender similarity was positively related while self-esteem similarity was negatively related to cooperative goals and relationship quality of peer dyad members.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/2390
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=42149095550&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00343.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00343.x
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 38
SP - 1147
EP - 1178
JO - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
IS - 5
ER -