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  1. Nov 18, 2020 · First, a combination of qualitative research methods were used to identify 41 perceived reasons why people make friends. Using a sample of 1,316 Greek-speaking participants, these reasons...

  2. Nov 18, 2020 · This human universal raises the question of why people make friends, which the current research aims to address. The ethologist Nikolaas Tinbergen proposed four major categories for explaining an organism's behavior, namely, adaptive value, phylogeny, mechanism, and ontogeny (Tinbergen, 1963 ).

    • Menelaos Apostolou, Despoina Keramari, Antonios Kagialis, Mark Sullman
    • 2021
  3. What does it mean to be fair to our friends? How do we decide which standards will be upheld in given cases— the idiosyncratic ones we have developed, tailored to our specific needs as friends, or the conventions of the larger social order? What hap-pens when we do not meet the expectations that we have established either tacitly or

  4. Nov 18, 2020 · The current research is the first to have attempted to identify the reasons why people make friends, to taxonomize them in broad factors and domains, and to investigate their contingencies. Read the full text. PDF.

    • Menelaos Apostolou, Despoina Keramari, Antonios Kagialis, Mark Sullman
    • 2021
    • Acquaintances
    • Casual Friends
    • Close Friends
    • Intimate Friends

    These are people you recognize and who recognize you. You may chat to them occasionally, know some basic facts about them, and make small talk. For example, if you are acquainted with your neighbor, you might know their full name and what kind of job they do. Or, if you have acquaintances at work, you might make small talk with them in the break ro...

    Casual friends enjoy one another’s company and usually make plans to meet up. Unlike acquaintances, casual friends go beyond shallow topics during conversations. They tend to go beneath the surface and share slightly more personal things. For example, an acquaintance might tell you their job title and where they work. A casual friend might share th...

    At this level, two people feel and show meaningful affection and concern for one another. Compared to casual friends, close friends usually want to see each other more often and offer more emotional support. Here are some other common characteristics of close friendships: 1. You both feel able to reach out to each other at any time; you are happy t...

    An intimate friendship is similar to a close friendship. Intimate friends trust, accept, and support one another. However, an intimate friendship involves an even deeper sense of connection. With an intimate friend, very few topics are off-limits; you might feel able to talk about anything and everything. The friendship feels safe and familiar. Ano...

  5. Jan 1, 2018 · PDF | Friendship experiences are universal. Although the nature of friendship does change across the lifespan (e.g., from a relationship based on... | Find, read and cite all the research...

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