Perceived playfulness in same-sex friendships and happiness

Melikşah Demir

doi:10.1007/s12144-018-0099-x

Perceived playfulness in same-sex friendships and happiness

Melikşah Demir

Psychological Sciences

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Abstract

The current investigation examined the association of perceived playfulness in same-sex best friendships with happiness. Study 1 (N = 1009) showed that playfulness was related to and accounted for unique variance in subjective well-being even when controlling for the Big Five dimensions of personality, relationship quality and conflict. Study 2 (N = 277) showed that personal sense of uniqueness mediated the association of playfulness with affect balance. The findings suggest that perceived playfulness is a reliable correlate of individual happiness, and directions for future are provided.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2052-2066
Number of pages	15
Journal	Current Psychology
Volume	40
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-0099-x
State	Published - May 2021

Keywords

Happiness
Mediation
Perceived playfulness
Personal sense of uniqueness
Same-sex friendship

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General Psychology

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