Title
Social Identities And Friendships: A Longitudinal Study Of Support For Social Identities
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2000
Publication Title
Journal Of Social Behavior & Personality
Department
Psychology
Abstract
This longitudinal study tested the hypothesis that relationship-specific support for social identities (e.g., student, athlete, romantic partner) would predict levels of closeness and contact in college students' friendships. One hundred first-year college students completed measures of closeness, contact, and support for identities, pertaining to three new, same-sex friendships. During their sophomore year, 86 of the participants provided follow-up information about each friendship. Analyses conducted across participants and across friendships of the same participants indicated that students were more likely to maintain closeness and contact with friends who provided higher levels of support for identities. Additionally, in several analyses, support for identities predicted closeness and contact even after controlling for general relationship-specific support. Results suggest that support for social identities is a distinct type of social support with consequences for interpersonal relationships. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
Volume
15
Issue
4
pp.
441-458
ISSN
0038-7134
Provider Link
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Citation
Weisz, Carolyn, and Lisa Fortlouis Wood. 2000. "Social Identities and Friendships: A Longitudinal Study of Support for Social Identities." Journal Of Social Behavior & Personality 15(4): 441-458.