Attraction, Self Disclosure, Intimacy and Qualities of Friendship in Cross and Same Sex Friendship at Bahir Dar University Students.

Alebachew, Mohammed

dc.contributor.author	Alebachew, Mohammed
dc.date.accessioned	2017-07-31T10:29:02Z
dc.date.available	2017-07-31T10:29:02Z
dc.date.issued	2012-07-31
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7488
dc.description	A thesis submitted for the partial fulfilment ofthe requirements for the degree ofmasters ofeducation in educational psychology	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Abstract The main purpose ofthis study was to assess whether there is within sex and between sex difference and similarities in attraction, intimacy, selfdisclosure and quality offriendship among the same and cross sex fri~dship and to examine the general level ofself-disclosure, intimacy and quality offriendship in same S and cross sex friendship ofBahir Dar university students. To this effect the study followed a descriptive survey method. The study was conducted in Bahir Dar university main campus undergraduate regular students. The sample involved was 378 students/ 189 male and 189female/ which was selected from one college and six faculties from first year up to third year's students using disproportional stratified random sampling methods. The data were collected using questionnaire and analyzed using percentage, paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test and came up with the following findings; Larger " proportions ofstudents were formed friendship based on similarity in ethnicity, religion, year -.levels and departments; Female attraction to same sex intellect and male attraction to same sex ~ political oridtation attraction and physical attraction ofcross sex friends are the difference of the two sexes; Both male andfemale was not attracted romantically to cross sexfriends however male was sexually attracted to cross sexfriends but female not; Female selfdisclosure, intimacy and quality offriendship are higher to same sex than to cross sex friends. Whereas, there is no significance difference in male self disclosure, intimacy and quality offriendship to same and cross sex friends. Thus it was suggested that concerned body ofthe university and stakeholders should do more to make students of different background to be closure, organize continuously held panel discussion centring the issue ofcross sex friendship and enhancing the awareness ofstudent regarding friendship through presenting brochures, magazine, literature, orientation and discussion etc.	en_US
dc.subject	Educational Psychology	en_US
dc.title	Attraction, Self Disclosure, Intimacy and Qualities of Friendship in Cross and Same Sex Friendship at Bahir Dar University Students.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US