For all the joy they bring, families and close friendships often involve conflict, betrayal, regret and resentment. Prince Harry's recent memoir, "Spare," is a reminder of the fact that the people closest to us often have ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2023
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While loneliness can strike at many points throughout our lives, there are times when it is especially acute. Big transitions like leaving university, changing jobs or moving cities can make us feel isolated and socially ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2022
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Close friendships among males are rare in the animal kingdom, as males usually compete for rank and access to females. However, male friendships can also be beneficial for male reproduction, as friends can provide support ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2022
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In diverse schools, friends of the same race or ethnicity are influential in shaping teenagers' sense of belonging, finds new research by a multidisciplinary team including Cornell's Adam Hoffman, an expert in psychology ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2022
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Don't date your friends' exes. That's the unspoken golden rule of high-school romances.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2022
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If you've ever tried to make new friends as an adult, you'll probably see why loneliness is at an all-time high. Making new friends feels just plain hard.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2022
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As we resume our social lives after strict COVID restrictions have lifted, many of us are finding it's time to take stock of our friendships.
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2021
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A study conducted in Hungarian schools showed that seating students next to each other boosted their tendency to become friends—both for pairs of similar students and pairs of students who differed in their educational ...
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2021
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Movies and television often show romance sparking when two strangers meet. Real-life couples, however, are far more likely to begin as friends. Two-thirds of romantic relationships start out platonically, a new study in Social ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2021
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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
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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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