Emotional Closeness With Friends Is Associated With Sociodemographic Similarity and Personality Traits
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Published online on July 04, 2026
Abstract
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The Similarity–Attraction hypothesis suggests that people tend to like others who are more similar to them. Friends tend to resemble each other, but it is unknown whether the greater resemblance leads to greater friendship quality. This association might ...
The Similarity–Attraction hypothesis suggests that people tend to like others who are more similar to them. Friends tend to resemble each other, but it is unknown whether the greater resemblance leads to greater friendship quality. This association might ...