Intimacy in the confidant role in closest friendships of nonconfined aged males
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Peter O. Peretti
Kennedy-King College
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Beverly Lowrey
Kennedy-King College
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- intimacy, confidant role, friendships, males, social contact, well-being
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- Studies suggest that the elderly need intimate social contact to enhance their well-being. Closest friendships can provide the closest social contact within the confidant role of the friendship unit. The present study attempted to determine self-perceived intimacy criteria in the confidant role in closest friendships of nonconfined aged males. It examined the most frequently perceived intimacy criteria with reference to the males’ particular structural friendship units. Results suggested the five most frequently self-perceived criteria as communication, personal concern, belongingness, commitment, and self-worth.
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