Flamingos form firm friendships
Flamingos form friendships that last for years, new research shows.
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Study reveals number of hours it takes to make a friend
Turns out the ancient Greek knew what he was talking about.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2018
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Unlike boys, girls lose friends for having sex, gain friends for making out
Early adolescent girls lose friends for having sex and gain friends for "making out," while their male peers lose friends for "making out" and gain friends for having sex, finds a new study that will be presented at the 110th ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2015
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How'd we get so picky about friendship late in life? Ask the chimps
No new friends and no drama.
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Oct 22, 2020
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Applying mathematics takes 'friendship paradox' beyond averages
The friendship paradox is the observation that the degrees of the neighbors of a node within any network will, on average, be greater than the degree of the node itself. In other words: your friends probably have more friends ...
Mathematics
Jun 4, 2021
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Psychologist suggests negative impact of pandemic on friendships likely to be fleeting
Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar, a psychologist at the University of Oxford, has conducted a review of the literature and concluded that the impact of the pandemic on friendships is likely to be fleeting. He has published a paper ...
PHD Comics hits the big screen
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you are a graduate student, you are more than likely aware of the popular Piled Higher and Deeper, or PHD, Comics created by Jorge Cham. These comics cover the everyday struggles that scientists face while ...
Unrequited Love: How to Stay Friends
(PhysOrg.com) -- Unrequited romantic feelings don't have to sink friendships, according to research by Michael Motley, a professor of communication at the University of California, Davis.
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Jan 21, 2009
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Facebook data suggests people from higher social class have fewer international friends
A new study conducted in collaboration with Facebook using anonymised data from the social networking site shows a correlation between people's social and financial status, and the levels of internationalism in their friendship ...
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2015
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How friendship networks at college impact students' academic and social success
Student friendships at college should not be underestimated, as they can either help or hinder students academically and socially, according to a Dartmouth study "Friends with Academic Benefits," published in the current ...
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Oct 25, 2016
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Friendship
Friendship is a form of interpersonal relationship generally considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association are often thought of as spanning across the same continuum. The study of friendship is included in the fields of sociology, social psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and zoology. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, among which are social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles.
Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis:
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