Tag: Friendship
‘Wrong number? Let’s chat’ Maasai herders in East Africa use misdials...
Timothy D. Baird, Virginia Tech; Emily Woodhouse, UCL, and J. Terrence McCabe, University of Colorado Boulder
Sometimes wrong numbers...
Why it’s good for kids to have friends from different socioeconomic...
Leah M. Lessard, University of Connecticut and Jaana Juvonen, University of California, Los Angeles
The Research Brief is a...
Is gaming good for kids?
John Velez, Indiana University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
3 ways to promote social skills in homebound kids
Elizabeth Englander, Bridgewater State University
With the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic getting worse in most of the country, a growing number of school districts...
What’s behind the belief in a soulmate?
Bradley Onishi, Skidmore College
The United States appears to be in a romantic slump. Marriage rates have plummeted over the last decade. And compared to...
Teens have less face time with their friends – and are...
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
Ask a teen today how she communicates with her friends, and she’ll probably hold up her smartphone. Not that...
The friendship of Michelle Obama and George W. Bush strikes a...
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
Earlier this month, a video showing George Bush passing candy to Michelle Obama at the funeral of John McCain went viral....
What makes a good friend?
Alexis Elder, University of Minnesota Duluth
Good friendships seem worth celebrating. But for many of us, tensions can appear from time to time between being...