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Can we still be friends? Resources and barriers to friendship quality after romantic relationship dissolution
Author(s) -
Busboom Amy L.,
Collins Dawn M.,
Givertz Michelle D.,
Levin Lauren A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
personal relationships
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.81
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1475-6811
pISSN - 1350-4126
DOI - 10.1111/1475-6811.00014
Subject(s) - friendship , psychology , romance , receipt , social psychology , disengagement theory , quality (philosophy) , neglect , interpersonal relationship , developmental psychology , medicine , gerontology , philosophy , epistemology , psychiatry , psychoanalysis , world wide web , computer science
Using a social exchange framework, this study examined the influence of resources, satisfaction with resources, and barriers on friendship quality between former dating partners. Three hundred and eighty‐six college students were surveyed regarding their current relationship with their most recent former romantic partner. Results indicated that participants who received more resources reported higher levels of friendship quality with their former partner. Satisfaction with resources moderated the relationship between receipt of resources and friendship quality. Lack of family or friends’ support, involvement in a new romantic relationship, and the use of neglect as a disengagement strategy were all found to be barriers to friendship quality.