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Peer reviewedRoberto, Karen A.; Kimboko, Priscilla J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Examined meaning and maintenance of friend relationships among 41 male and 74 female older adults. Men and women tended to agree on characteristics of friend; gender differences emerged when they differentiated between "friend" and "close friend." Older women were more likely than older men to consider friends made earlier in life as still part of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Definitions, Friendship, Interpersonal Relationship
