Associations between friends, academic emotions and achievement: Individual differences in enjoyment and boredom

This study focuses on associations regarding domain-specific academic emotions (enjoyment and boredom) between classmates who are best friends (reciprocated as well as unilateral best friends), and their effects on students' subsequent achievement. Based on 419 dyads (135 reciprocated best friendship dyads and 284 unilateral best friendship dyads), Actor-Partner-Independence models showed a positive effect of best friends' enjoyment on students' enjoyment. Best friends' enjoyment and boredom indirectly influenced achievement through students' enjoyment and boredom (indirect effect), with the exception of unilateral friendship dyads in English class. Differences in the magnitude of influence found for reciprocated and unilateral friendship dyads are discussed in terms of various friendship qualities.
Source: Learning and Individual Differences - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research