Ozturk, NilgunAtli, Abdullah2024-08-042024-08-0420211350-41261475-6811https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12371https://hdl.handle.net/11616/99783The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the reasons for resentment of high school teenagers of their friends, and to categorize these reasons under overarching themes. As a result of the thematic analyses of the qualitative conversations made with 90 (45 = girls, 45 = boys) high school students aged 15-18, the reasons for resentment were collected under the following five main themes: Jealousy, Gossiping and sharing secrets, Disagreement on common events, Falling in love with my friend's boyfriend/girlfriend and Pranks. We believe that this study provides data in contributing to the in-depth understanding of the feelings and experiences of resentful teenagers who have problems in friendships.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessfriendshiphigh school studentsresentmentteenage yearsthematic analysisArticle28366768210.1111/pere.123712-s2.0-85101469395Q1WOS:000618037300001Q3