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Friendship

Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague.

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Evolutionary approach

Health

Friendship jealousy

Non-human friendship

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Friendship

Nodes108
Edges107
Triples161
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018519
Components1

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Friendship

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related to Further reading · 43
Friendship → Alan, Amicitia, An Encyclopedic Approach, Aristotle, August, Berlin, Bray, Chicago, Chicago Press, Cicero, Claus, De Gruyter Mouton, Edward, Emerson, Emmeche, Essays, First Series, Ignace, ISBN, IX
related to Culture · 13
Friendship → Ancient Greece, Aristotle, Canadian, Classical, English-speaking, Friendships, Greeks, In, In English-speaking, In Western, Polish, Russian, Which
related to Evolutionary approach · 12
Friendship → Alliance Hypothesis, Another, Choosing, Evolutionary, In, It, One, Reciprocal Altruism, The Alliance Hypothesis, These, Thus, Within
related to Mental health · 9
Friendship → American Journal, Conversely, Having, Higher, However, Other, Peer, Public Health, World Happiness Database
related to Adolescence · 8
Friendship → Adolescents, American, During, Findings, In, Particular, The, Whether
related to Older adults · 8
Friendship → Additionally, Among, As, Carstensen's Socioemotional Selectivity Theory, Especially, Older, The, This
related to External links · 7
Friendship → In Our Time, March, Philosophy, Quotations, Stanford Encyclopedia, WikiquoteBBC Radio, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Non-human friendship · 7
Friendship → Across, An, Female, Feral, Male, The, There
related to Same-sex friendships · 6
Friendship → Boys, Girls, In, Male, Men, Women
related to Adulthood · 5
Friendship → Adults, Many, Pew Research Center, The, Work

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Friendshipis arelationship of mutual affection between people0.90text
common activitiesinstance ofBuilding friendships in childhood can help develop social skills like empathy and openness.The understanding of friendship by children tends to be focused on areas0.80text
physical proximityinstance ofBuilding friendships in childhood can help develop social skills like empathy and openness.The understanding of friendship by children tends to be focused on areas0.80text
and shared expectationsinstance ofBuilding friendships in childhood can help develop social skills like empathy and openness.The understanding of friendship by children tends to be focused on areas0.80text
sharing resourcesinstance ofYoung children use cues0.80text
like snacksinstance ofYoung children use cues0.80text
and sharing secretsinstance ofYoung children use cues0.80text
especially in older adolescentsinstance ofYoung children use cues0.80text
to determine friendship statusinstance ofYoung children use cues0.80text
bandwagoning or choosing an ally that is loyalinstance ofChoosing your allies can be very important and there exists a variety of methods in deciding allies0.80text
will come to your aid in the future conflictsinstance ofChoosing your allies can be very important and there exists a variety of methods in deciding allies0.80text
Friendshiprelated to AdolescenceIn0.60section

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