Study shows Facebook friend relationships due mostly to similarities between people
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 10:30
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes in science, the obvious must be studied to prove that the things that everyone thinks they know to be true, really are. Such is the case with Facebook. Most people intuitively understand that the people they “friend” and keep as such, are people they sort of like; perhaps not in the traditional sense of a personal friend, but as someone they feel comfortable with maintaining as a presence in their life.