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Social relations and life satisfaction: the role of friends

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Social capital is defined as the individual’s pool of social resources found in his/her personal network. A recent study on Italians living as couples has shown that friendship relationships, beyond those within an individual’s family, are an important source of support. Here, we used data from Aspects of Daily Life, the Italian National Statistical Institute’s 2012 multipurpose survey, to analyze the relation between friendship ties and life satisfaction. Our results show that friendship, in terms of intensity (measured by the frequency with which individuals see their friends) and quality (measured by the satisfaction with friendship relationships), is positively associated to life satisfaction.

Source: Genus

DOI: 10.1186/s41118-018-0032-z

Authors: Viviana Amati, Silvia Meggiolaro, Giulia Rivellini, Susanna Zaccarin

Institutions: ETH Zurich, University of Padua, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Trieste

Language: English

Topic: Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,590

OpenAlex ID: W2807449743

FWCI: 19.97

Cites: 77

Cited by: 263

Related to: 10