The costs of family and friends: an 18-month longitudinal study of relationship maintenance and decay

Evolutionary theory predicts that kin relations will be distinct from friendships, but recent studies have suggested a degree of similarity between these two types of relationships. In this longitudinal study, we examined the influence of kinship on the maintenance costs of social relationships. We...

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Main Authors: Roberts, S, Dunbar, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011