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Anxiety Interferes With Some Children’s Capacity To Form Friendships

As children move toward adolescence, they rely increasingly on close relationships with peers. Socially withdrawn children, who have less contact with peers, may miss out on the support that friendships provide. In a new study about the peer relationships of almost 2,500 fifth graders who are socially withdrawn in different ways and those who are […]

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Forgiveness And Stereotypes Improve Friendships And Family Relationships Over Time

Part of what makes those relationships so golden during the golden years is that people of all ages are more likely to forgive and respect one’s elders. Karen Fingerman, the Berner-Hanley Professor in Gerontology, Developmental and Family Studies, at Purdue University, and Susan T. Charles, an associate professor of psychology and social behavior at the […]

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Virtual Universe Video Game Provides Evidence For An 80 Year Old Psychological Theory Of Human Interaction

A new study analyzing interactions between players in a virtual universe game has for the first time provided large-scale evidence to prove an 80 year old psychological theory called Structural Balance Theory. The research, published today in PNAS, shows that individuals tend to avoid stress-causing relationships when they develop a society, resulting in more stable […]

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