Friendship relationships, tolerance level and associated factors in the context of higher education

• Main Authors: Osmar Pereira dos Santos, Iel Marciano de Moraes Filho, Gabriel José do Nascimento Silva, Iracilda Souza Feitoza, Francisca Nayara Nava do Nascimento, Marcus Vinicius da Rocha Santos da Silva, Thais Pereira Lima, Amanda Krishna Pinheiro Gonçalves, Thais Vilela de Sousa
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Faculdade de Ciências e Educação Sena Aires 2021-08-01
• Series: REVISA
• Subjects: amizade; relações interpessoais; desenvolvimento de pessoal; serviços de saúde escolar.
• Online Access: http://revistafacesa.senaaires.com.br/index.php/revisa/article/view/766
• ISSN: 2316-848X; 2179-0981

<strong><span lang="EN-US">Objective</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">: to assess the importance of friendships in the tolerance process during the academic period. Method: Cross-sectional, analytical and quantitative study, carried out with 276 students in the health area of a private institution in the state of Goiás. A sociodemographic form and the instrument of Assessment of Tolerance in Friendship Relationships were applied. The analysis was carried out through descriptive statistics and linear regression, with the backwar method. Results: Interpersonal friendship relationships facilitate the permanence of students in the course. Religion, the chosen undergraduate course and the period of the course in which the student is enrolled were factors that contributed to the increased tolerance for friendship relationships. Conclusion: The main findings suggest that two factors are important for the maintenance of tolerance, sociodemographic characteristics and interpersonal relationships among friends.</span>