Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

adult friendships, adulthood, friendships, support, social relationships

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Friendship in adulthood is difficult to precisely define. Adulthood brings many life experiences that require different levels of support and needs from friends. Experiences such as marriage, child-bearing, and divorce can attract different types of friendships. Adults who do not marry or are of differing sexual orientations face different experiences making friendships unique. Adulthood can also look very different for both males and females deepening the differences in types of friendships.

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