Friendship among adults: individual, environmental, situational, and dyadic factors

Authors

  • Luciana Karine de Souza Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Claudio Simon Hutz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v12i1.8166

Keywords:

friendship, relationships, adulthood

Abstract

The present study investigated individual, environmental, situational, and dyadic factors in best-friends relationships according to Fehr’s model. The participants, 676 adults 18 to 58 years-old, completed questionnaires to assess factors related to Fehr’s model. The results showed the importance of living proximity as an environmental factor in the establishment of friendships in general and of similarity in the constitution of friendship, mainly between males and their friends. Among women, the frequency of contact by phone was a major factor. The high frequency of additional best-friends for both men and women raised questions about their understanding of what is a best-friend and about the use of this construct to describe an exclusive and high status relationship between two individuals.

 

Keywords: friendship; relationships; adulthood.

Author Biographies

Luciana Karine de Souza, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Departamento de Psicologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Área: Desenvolvimento Humano.

Claudio Simon Hutz, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Área: Avaliação Psicológica e Desenvolvimento Social e da Personalidade.

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de Souza, L. K., & Hutz, C. S. (2008). Friendship among adults: individual, environmental, situational, and dyadic factors. Interação Em Psicologia, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v12i1.8166

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2008)

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