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    The Good and Bad of Friendship : Perceptions Vary by Age, Sex, and Friendship Type.

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    Date
    2009-02-04
    Author
    Micke, Cierra A.
    Hirsch, Erin E.
    Advisor(s)
    Bleske-Rechek, April L.
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    Abstract
    In this study, we investigated adults' perceptions of the good and bad of friendship as a function of their age group (young adult or approaching middle-age), sex (male or female), and type of friendship (same-sex or cross-sex).
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    Friendship--Research
    Friendship--Psychological aspects
    Friendship--Sex differences
    Individual differences
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    http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/32073
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    Color poster with text, charts, and graphs describing research conducted by Cierra A. Micke and Erin E. Hirsch, advised by April Bleske-Rechek.
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