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I Matter to My Friend, Therefore I am Happy: Friendship, Mattering, and Happiness
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Feeling that one matters to others strongly predicts happiness and life satisfaction.
“Feeling that one “matters” to others strongly predicts happiness and life satisfaction (Demir et al., 2011).”
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“Even though some investigators focus only on intimacy or support when assessing friendships (e.g., Baldassare et al. 1984; Gladow and Ray 1986; Lyubomirsky et al. 2006 ), advances in the measurement of friendship experiences highlight the need to assess the broader overall quality of the friendship that would cover th…”
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- Demir, M., Özen, A., Doğan, A., Bilyk, N. A., & Tyrell, F. A.
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