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Making Time for Friends: A Scientific How-To Guide for Maintaining and Strengthening Friendship in Adulthood

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Research has long shown the benefits of social connection for individual well-being. Positive Psychology offers several theories for fostering social connection and yet, throughout our lives we aren’t formally taught how to sustain connections, particularly our cherished friendships. Once you form a friendship, how do you make it last? In this paper, we examine friendship through existing literature and qualitative research leveraging exemplar methodology. Because a pursuit of well-being often includes a pursuit of friendship, we offer research-supported, real-world strategies for maintaining and strengthening friendships in adulthood.

Source: Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania)

Authors: Kristin Elinkowski, Madison R Romney

Language: English

Topic: Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3046525822

FWCI: 0.234

Cites: 37

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10