EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF PERCEPTIONS OF INFLUENCES ON BEST-FRIEND RELATIONSHIPS
- 1 April 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 50 (2) , 379-386
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1980.50.2.379
Abstract
Male (24) and female (24) college undergraduates (aged 18-50 yr) responded to close-ended and open-ended questions concerning a relationship with a male or female best friend. Subjects rated important variables derived from theory and previous attraction-friendship research. There was no evidence for gender differences except that shared interests and stability of relationship were more important for friendships with a male, and female subjects rated boost each other''s egos as more important than males did. Physical attractiveness was more important for other-sex relationships than for same sex. Self-generated characteristics suggested important variables not included in social psychological literature.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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