The study examined whether reciprocal friendship quantity or quality can mitigate genetic vulnerability for depression symptoms in children. The sample comprised 168 monozygotic twin pairs and 126 same-sex dizygotic twin pairs assessed in Grade 4 (mean age = 10.04 years). Friendship participation was measured via reciprocal nominations of close friendships within the classroom. Friendship quali...

OBJECTIVE One of the main cultural issues in universities is relationships between male and female students. Due to the adverse consequences of this issue, explaining of the beyond the causes of friendship with opposite-sex, is one of the first steps in planning for youth issues. METHODS This qualitative research was conducted based on content analysis. Nineteen female university students wer...

Friendship is not institutionalized in American society; hence, perceptions of it vary. Rather than studying sources of this variation, most scholars ignore the complexity, bemoan the difficulty it causes in analysis, or eliminate it. We examined the frequency of use of previously studied and emergent characteristics of friendship as definitional criteria and the age, gender, and cultural patte...

Forman et al. 2008 ISR Network of reviewers with shared geographical location Online product sales; Helpfulness rating; Subsequent reviewer disclosure of identity descriptive information Hahn et al. 2008 ISR Collaborative network New project team formation (Developer joining of a project within the first two months of its initiation; Number of developers joining a project; Joining a particular ...

Biographical databases contain diverse information about individuals. Person names, birth information, career, friends, family and special achievements are some possible items in the record for an individual. The relationships between individuals, such as kinship and friendship, provide invaluable insights about hidden communities which are not directly recorded in databases. We show that some ...

BACKGROUND Chronic pain negatively affects an adolescent's life; however, little is known about the social impact of chronic pain for adolescents. More is known about the general peer relationships of adolescents with chronic pain than their close friendships. Close friendships begin to take on more importance during adolescence as these relationships facilitate the development of an adolescent...

Abstract Migration implies both benefits and costs. The latter include a possible breakdown of social networks, thus loss capital. Although there is some literature on the evolution family networks after migration, not as much known about friendship. This article assesses quality friendships between German emigrants their friends who stayed in Germany. In particular, it asks three research ques...

This study seeks to discover the meaningful and impactful high school relationships that first-generation, students of color studying at University Florida had while in school. Personal network maps student interviews were used identify key left a lasting impact on students’ post-high journeys. Results showed five main relationship types helpful students: family, teachers, counselors, self-advo...

although gender justice, is considered a foreign subject in social & legal institutions and it is often taken into consideration theoretically, operationally due to the amalgamation of cultures and its unrefined foundation it has been faced with challenges, so that it requires explanation in terms of attitudes and approaches based on local & islamic culture. in monotheistic creed, unity parity ...