Friendship: Friends May Be More Important Than Family
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Friends become increasingly important to health and happiness as people age, according to new research in the journal Personal Relationships. They’re so crucial, in fact, that having supportive friendships in old age was found to be a stronger predictor of wellbeing than having strong family connections.
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The new paper explores the findings of two studies about relationships.