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SUBMITTER: Rohrer JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8357142 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rohrer Julia M JM Keller Tamás T Elwert Felix F
PloS one 20210811 8
Can outside interventions foster socio-culturally diverse friendships? We executed a large field experiment that randomized the seating charts of 182 3rd through 8th grade classrooms (N = 2,966 students) for the duration of one semester. We found that being seated next to each other increased the probability of a mutual friendship from 15% to 22% on average. Furthermore, induced proximity increased the latent propensity toward friendship equally for all students, regardless of students' dyadic s ...[more]