Prioritizing friendship is associated with many health and well-being benefits. However, to
date, there have been relatively few studies that have examined cultural moderators of the …

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one
of those things that give value to survival.—CS Lewis Not only do close friendships give …

This book is about the relationship between friendship and happiness across the lifespan
and in different cultures. Experts and leaders in the field have contributed to this volume …

Is the link between close relationships and health and well‐being static across the lifespan,
or are the benefits most evident in older adulthood, when concerns about physical health …

This study aimed to systematically review research findings regarding the relationship
between adult friendship and wellbeing. A multidimensional scope for wellbeing and its …

This chapter compares how family relationships and friendships influence subjective well-
being in Western cultures and in the Asian context. Theories focusing on the function and life …

In recent years, relationship scientists have made significant contributions to our
understanding of the relation between friendship and happiness. Within this chapter, we will …

Background People with larger social networks are known to have better well-being;
however, little is known about (1) the association with socio-demographic factors that may …

This article explores how friendship network characteristics influence subjective well-being
(SWB). Using data from the 2003 General Social Survey of Canada, three components of the …

Who are the people who maintain satisfying friendships? And, what are the behaviours that
might explain why those people achieve high friendship satisfaction? We examined the …