Instead of asking about the characteristics for the child’s peer group, the child is now asked about his/her third best friend. In year 9 of the Fast Track Project, the measure was revised and used in all years thereafter. Students were also asked to answer questions about these characteristics for their peer group in general. In year 8 of the Fast Track Project, students were asked to identify two best friends and answer questions regarding thoughts and feelings about the friend, commitment to the friend, and behaviors by the friend including delinquency, substance use, school motivation and parental attitudes toward the friend. The measure assesses characteristics of students’ best friends’ relationships. The Fast Track Project original version of this measure was added to the child instrument battery in study year 8. Starting in year 14, further revisions were made.Ībstract: The Self Report of Close Friends-Version III measure was adapted from an instrument developed for the Seattle Social Development Project (O’Donnell, Hawkins, & Abbott, 1995). Further revisions were implemented in year 9 and were used through year 13. A modified version was used by Fast Track in year 8. The Self Report of Close Friends was developed for the Seattle Social Development Project (O'Donnell, Hawkins & Abbott, 1995). Self-Report of Close Friends – Version III
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