Making Friends: What the Research Tells Us
Yesterday, we talked stories–stories about how society’s norms might not be serving us well. Today, it’s onto the research. Morale and Busywork Unsurprisingly perhaps, I did my masters thesis on...
View ArticleHelping Kids Make Friends: What the Research Says
Piles of journal articles. That’s the phrase that best describes my living room coffee table right now. PILES, people. I HAVE been hoarding research on friendship for years. And lately I’ve been...
View ArticleHow Teens Make Friends: What the Research Says
As I mentioned last week, I’ve been pouring through research on connectivity and friendship. Literally, some days I am feeling my way to the refrigerator (to refill a sippy cup, no doubt) while glued...
View ArticleResearch: How We Make Friends As Adults
So I’m sitting in the pickup lane at the elementary school. Or I’m perched on a lawn chair during those coveted short hours of silence (also known as my two year old’s nap). Or I’m trying to ignore...
View ArticleMale Friendship: What The Research Says About Guy Friends.
I’ve been plowing through research on how humans connect to each other for several weeks now. We’ve covered a lot of territory so far, following how people experience friendship from childhood to...
View ArticleLife After Divorce: Divorce’s Impact on Adult Friendship
Life After Divorce Every Tuesday, I’ve been sharing bullet points from some of the research behind my new book. So far I’ve passed on some initial data-points related to how both age and gender affect...
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