Forecasting "friends forever": A longitudinal investigation of sustained closeness between best friends
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Forecasting ‘‘friends forever’’: A longitudinal investigation of sustained closeness between best friends
Using data collected across 19 years, the chief goal of this study was to discover predictors of continued relational closeness between best friends. Participants were same-sex and cross-sex best friend pairs recruited from a small Midwestern college. In 1983, participants completed several tests and activities designed to assess facets of intimacy, with follow-up studies in 1987 and 2002 measu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Personal Relationships
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1350-4126,1475-6811
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00158.x