2018 HowManyHoursDoesItTaketoMakeaFr
- (Hall, 2018) ⇒ Jeffrey A Hall. (2018). “How Many Hours Does It Take to Make a Friend?.” In: Journal of social and personal relationships. doi:10.1177/0265407518761225
Subject Headings: Friend, Friendship, Acquaintance, Casual Friend, “Real” Friend, Close Friend.
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The question of this investigation is, how many hours does it take to make a new friend? Drawing from Dunbar's social brain hypothesis and Communicate Bond Belong theory, friendship status was examined as a function of hours together, shared activities, and everyday talk. In Study 1, MTurk participants (N = 355) who had recently relocated estimated time spent with a new acquaintance. Hours together was associated with closer friendships. Time spent engaging in leisure activities also predicted closeness. In Study 2, first-year students (N = 112) reported the number of hours spent with two new acquaintances three times over 9 weeks. Hours together was associated changes in closeness between waves. Two types of everyday talk predicted changes in closeness.
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| Author | volume | Date Value | title | type | journal | titleUrl | doi | note | year | |
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| 2018 HowManyHoursDoesItTaketoMakeaFr | Jeffrey A Hall | How Many Hours Does It Take to Make a Friend? | 10.1177/0265407518761225 | 2018 |