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Friendship research is getting an update – and that's key for dealing with the loneliness epidemic

By Jessica D. Ayers, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University

Psychology researchers have focused on the idea that people form friendships with those who are similar, familiar and nearby. But how do individual people pick those who will become their friends?

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