A “Man is Known by the Company He Keeps” Socio-Ethological and Psychological Correlates of Male Friendship
Journal Title: Psychology & Psychological Research International Journal - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The summary paper argues that the phenomenon of male alliance (friendship) emerges as a consequence of mutual preference demonstrated by male individuals - both human and animal, - and such preference can be empirically captured. Friendly relations between men are built on two different foundations: (1) the principle of biological and social similarity and (2) the principle of psychological complementarity of the alliance members. Friendship is predominantly formed between boys and men of the same ethnic (racial) origin, similar age, behavior, and common social background. By contrast, psychologically friends are selected based on the complementarity of their main temperament and character traits, such as ergonicity/ sthenicity, emotionality, neophobia/ neophilia, extraversion/ introversion, dependence/ independence of behavior, and dominance/submissiveness. These principles trigger the following key effects: a person is more likely to develop an individual preference and find a friend in childhood, and the number of potential friends is very limited.
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Juri Plusnin
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