Predicting Gender Differences in Same-Sex Friendships from Affiliation Motive and Value.

Mazur, Elizabeth

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Publication Date: 1989

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Predicting Gender Differences in Same-Sex Friendships from Affiliation Motive and Value.

Mazur, Elizabeth

Psychology of Women Quarterly, v13 n3 p277-91 Sep 1989

In order to explore factors that influence gender differences in same-sex friendship behaviors, the present study examined how affiliation motive, as measured by thematic apperception to same-sex cues, and affiliation value, obtained from modified Edwards (1957) Personal Preference Scale, determine type of friendship situation and its particular qualities. (Author)

Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Influences, Females, Friendship, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy, Males, Multiple Regression Analysis, Sex Differences, Social Environment

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Edwards Personal Preference Schedule; Thematic Apperception Test

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