Looking to happy tomorrows with friends: Best and close friendships as they predict happiness

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-271

  Demir, Melikşah ^a   Özdemir, Metin ^b   Weitekamp, Lesley A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best friendship; Buffering effect; Close friendship; Companionship; Happiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248169391     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-006-9025-2     Document Type: Article

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