Tag: friendship

Study suggests believing you have fewer friends than your peers can contribute to unhappiness

From the University of British Columbia press release: Feel like everyone else has more friends than you do? You’re not alone– but merely believing this is true could affect your… Read more »

Close friendships in high school predict improvements in mental health in young adulthood

From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Adolescence is a time of social challenges and changing expectations. While relationships with peers may be important for youth at this… Read more »

Study suggests that talking about favourite TV shows online may lead to sense of community

From the Taylor & Francis press release: New research published today identifies how watching fictional television series and participating in online forums that are dedicated to the shows can help female… Read more »

Study suggests friendships may have bigger effect than family relationships

From the Michigan State University press release: The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships, indicates new research by a Michigan… Read more »

Friendships play vital role in helping people get through life challenges

From the British Psychological Society press release: Friendships play a vital role in helping people get through substantial challenges in life, according to a new study. Until now, little research… Read more »

Autism and friendship: It’s different for girls

From the British Psychological Society (BPS) media release: Autistic girls are more socially motivated and have more intimate friendships than autistic boys, but are not as good as girls without autism… Read more »

Study suggests effect of peer pressure starts in childhood

From the University of Maryland press release via MedicalXpress: Peer group influences affect children much earlier than researchers have suspected, finds a new University of Maryland-led study. The researchers say… Read more »