Social relations and life satisfaction: the role of friends

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Susanna Zaccarin¹  Viviana Amati²  Giulia Rivellini³  Silvia Meggiolaro⁴ 

[1] Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Trieste;Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, ETH;Department of Statistical Sciences, Catholic University;Department of Statistical Sciences;

关键词: Social capital;    Multipurpose survey;    Friendship relationships;    Life satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41118-018-0032-z

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Social capital is defined as the individual’s pool of social resources found in his/her personal network. A recent study on Italians living as couples has shown that friendship relationships, beyond those within an individual’s family, are an important source of support. Here, we used data from Aspects of Daily Life, the Italian National Statistical Institute’s 2012 multipurpose survey, to analyze the relation between friendship ties and life satisfaction. Our results show that friendship, in terms of intensity (measured by the frequency with which individuals see their friends) and quality (measured by the satisfaction with friendship relationships), is positively associated to life satisfaction.

【 授权许可】

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