Developmental Issues
In the sequence of the emotional development of the individual, friendships come after parental bonding and before the pair bonding engaged in at the approach of maturity. In the intervening period between the end of early childhood and the onset of full adulthood, friendships are often the most important relationships in the emotional life of the adolescent and are often more intense than relationships later in life. However, making friends seems to trouble a lot of people; having no friends can be emotionally damaging in some cases.
A study by researchers from Purdue University found that post-secondary-education friendships (e. g., college, university) last longer than the friendships before it.
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