Be There For Me and I Will Be There For You: Friendship Maintenance Mediates the Relationship Between Capitalization and Happiness

Melikşah Demir (), Alexandra Tyra and Ayça Özen-Çıplak
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Melikşah Demir: Northern Arizona University
Alexandra Tyra: Northern Arizona University
Ayça Özen-Çıplak: TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2019, vol. 20, issue 2, No 7, 449-469

Abstract: Abstract Friends share positive events with each other, and the perception of the responses as active and constructive (i.e., enthusiastic) is related to happiness. Two studies (N = 685) investigated friendship maintenance (FM) in same-sex best friendships as the mediator of the relationship between perceived responses to capitalization attempts (PRCA) and happiness. Results in both studies showed that PRCA was positively related to FM, and that FM explained why PRCA was associated with happiness, even when different measures of happiness were utilized. Although women reported higher levels of PRCA and FM compared to men, the associations of the friendship experiences with happiness were similar and the model was supported for both women and men. The results are discussed in terms of the importance of understanding the role of friendship experiences in the capitalization process. Also, directions for future research were provided.

Keywords: Bootstrapping; Friendship maintenance; Happiness; Perceived responses to capitalization attempts; Same-sex friendship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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