Friendships and Emotional Well-Being in the Context of Race and Age.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Research suggests that friendships are associated with better emotional outcomes. Still, little is known about the implications of daily friend encounters on emotional well-being in the context of race and age. Guided by the integrative conceptual framework for friendship research, this study considers racism and cultural beliefs associated with racial groups and different social and emotional goals associated with age and investigates whether the frequency of friend encounters and the link between friend encounters and emotional well-being in everyday life would vary by race and age.

Research design and methods

Black (n = 80; Mage = 53.62) and White American adults (n = 89, Mage = 52.01) from the Stress and Well-being in Everyday Life study provide

SUBMITTER: Ng YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10448992 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature