With more choice, friends are more similar, but not closer

Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 09:31 in Psychology & Sociology

People prefer to make friends with others who share their beliefs, values and interests. The more choice people have, the more their friends are alike, but the similar friends are not closer to one another than less similar friends.

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