PSYC 353 Lecture Notes - Intimate Partner Violence, Physical Attractiveness, Assortative Mating
13 Mar 2014
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If you look at adulthood and a person"s overall life satisfaction, it is directly connected to social networks and friends. Three broad themes underlie adult friendships: affective or emotional basis. This includes self-disclosure, expressions of intimacy, appreciation, affection, and support. Based on trust, loyalty, and commitment: shared or communal nature. Friends participate in or support activities of mutual interest. Could be kids, living in the same neighborhood, values, spiritual, same profession or workplace, etc: sociability and compatibility. Friends keep us entertained and are sources of amusement, fun, and recreation. Sex differences in young adulthood are the most common, because young adults have more friends at that point than any other point in their life. Age differences in friendship: young adults tend to have more friends and acquaintances than any other age group, friendships in old age are especially important for maintaining life satisfaction, this is possibly due to socio-emotional selectivity.
