Friendships

confidante

whom they could share personal feelings and concerns

close friend

confidante AKA

confidante

contributed to a sense of belonging

psychiatric morbidity

significantly lowered when an individual has a close friend

stress

its adverse effects on health is lessened due to availability of a close friend

poor social connectedness

associated with a larger risk of premature mortality than cigarette smoking, obesity, and excessive alcohol use

female friendships

contribute significantly to a woman's feeling of life satisfaction and well-being

caretaking responsibilities

makes it difficult for women to find time and energy to enhance friendships

men

creating and maintaining their friendship through shared consumption of alcohol

drinking with friends

way for men to talk to each other, provide social support, relax, and improve mood

drinking with friends

can lead to health damaging behavior from excessive drinking

positive psychosocial adjustment

high level of social info seeking at age 20

less quantity but greater emotional closeness

worse psychological outcomes

socialize widely in one's 30s at age 50

internet

used with the goal of meeting and making new friends

virtual relationships

often as intimate as in-person relationships, sometimes even more intimate

internet

for people who have a hard time meeting and maintaining relationships, due to shyness, anxiety, or lack of face-to-face social skills

internet

provides a safe, nonthreatening place to develop and maintain relationships

internet

facilitated communication and relationship development with others for high-functioning autistic individuals

workplace friendships

friendships formed due to the fact that people are spending as much, or more, time at work

workplace friendships

through these relationships that people receive mentoring and obtain social support and resources