Social identity support and friendship outcomes: A longitudinal study predicting who will be friends and best friends 4 years later

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 416-432

  Weisz, Carolyn ^a   Wood, Lisa F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Best friends; Friendship; Friendship maintenance; Relationship longevity; Social identity; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744447460     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407505052444     Document Type: Article

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