Predictors of friendship quality and peer group acceptance at summer camp

Relations between friendship quality and peer acceptance were examined by assessing predictors of and qualify of; adolescents' (N = 118) relationships at summer camp. Having a positive friendship before camp predicted the development of a positive friendship and the acceptance by peers at camp. Peer acceptance before camp predicted peer acceptance bur not friendship quality at camp. Self-reported sociability predicted peer acceptance at camp bur not friendship quality hostility predicted antagonism in friendships and peer group relationships. Physical attractiveness was a stronger predictor of positive friendships and peer acceptance than was sociability. Results indicated that in a new peer group, behaviors necessary for peer acceptance may differ from those necessary for positive friendships, but attractiveness may be important to both.