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First published 2025

What’s best about best friends: Higher-ranked friend nominations are more stable and more likely to be reciprocated than lower-ranked nominations

Madeleine Guillont, Molly Selover, Goda Kaniušonytė [...]

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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First published 1996-02

A Lay Theory of Relational Satisfaction with Best Friends

Tim Cole, James J. Bradac

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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First published 2025-8

What’s in a label? Exploring the intersection of relationships with best friends and romantic partners with well-being

Natalie Pennington, Brooke H. Wolfe, Jeffrey A. Hall [...]

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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First published 2006-08

Longitudinal Relations Among Parenting,Best Friends,and Early Adolescent Problem Behavior

Ellen Reitz, Maja Deković, Anne Marie Meijer [...]

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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First published 2005-06

Social identity support and friendship outcomes: A longitudinal study predicting who will be friends and best friends 4 years later

Carolyn Weisz, Lisa F. Wood

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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First published 2018-6

How Does Sibling Relationship Affect Children’s Prosocial Behaviors and Best Friend Relationship Quality?

Martina Smorti, Lucia Ponti

Journal of Family Issues

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Case report

First published 2012-10

Best friend's and family members’ smoking habits and parental divorce during childhood are associated with smoking in adulthood

Ulla Broms, Karoliina Koskenvuo, Lauri H. Sillanmäki [...]

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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First published 2011-1

Best Friends

Peter DeScioli, Robert Kurzban, Elizabeth N. Koch [...]

Perspectives on Psychological Science

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First published 2007-11

Relationships with intimate partner,best friend,and parents in adolescence and early adulthood: A study of the saliency of the intimate partnership

Wim H. J. Meeus, Susan J. T. Branje, Inge van der Valk [...]

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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First published 2010-3

The importance of relationships with parents and best friends for adolescents’ romantic relationship quality: Differences between indigenous and ethnic Dutch adolescents

Thao Ha, Geertjan Overbeek, Marieke de Greef [...]

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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