Title

Ethnicity and Emotional Support in Same-Sex Friendship: A Comparison of Asian-American, African-Americans, and Euro-Americans

Authors

Wendy Samter, Bryant UniversityFollow
Bryan B. Whaley, University of San Francisco
Steven T. Mortenson, University of Delaware
Brant R. Burleson, Purdue University

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published by Wiley-Blackwell in Personal Relationships Volume 4, Issue 4, pages 413-430.

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Keywords

Ethnicity;Friendship;Communication

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Source

Personal Relationships

Abstract

Emotional support is a central feature around which white, middle-class adults organize their same-sex friendships. The purpose of this study was to examine whether emotional support is accorded the same significance in the friendships of Asian- and African-Americans. Participants included 199 students (60 Euro-American men and women, 80 Asian-American men and women, and 59 African-American men and women) attending either a state or private university in California.