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Peer reviewedRichey, Marjorie H.; Richey, Harold W. – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
Female relationships are described as more intense, demonstrative, exclusive, and nurturant than male. Male relationships are more likely to be based on enjoyable companionship and similarity in attitudes. The relationship is important enough to development that lack of a close friend should be viewed as a deficit. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Feedback, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence
