*Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Centre for Educational Research in Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14197–33171 Iran.
**Associate Professor, Nursing Department Faculty of Medicine, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, 14155-4838, Iran
***Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Universtity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14155-5983, Iran
Online published on 10 September, 2012.
This study is an attempt to explore Iranian adolescents’ perspectives on friendship and health. Purposeful sampling was used (n=41). Interviews were recorded and transcribed for further analysis. Results showed three main themes, two of which are the focus of this paper as: positive and negative impact of peers, friendship with the opposite sex.
To maintain a healthy society, considering the multilayered dimensions of adolescence and recognition its characteristics is critical for families, teachers, curriculum planners, health workers and policy makers
Adolescence, Content analysis, Health, Peer group, Qualitative approach
