The presence of a best
friend buffers the effects of negative experiences.
Not exact matches
Findings have thus far been inconclusive about whether having the support of
friends can actually
buffer someone from the negative
effects of peer victimization.
The result suggests that supportive relationships
buffer the body against stress but that ambivalent
friends have the opposite
effect.
Friends, family, and other sources of social support seem to have a
buffering effect on the stress that people experience.
In times of divorce or bereavement, people may seek social support from close
friends and family to
buffer the negative
effects of well - being in these difficult times.
Other research suggests that having just one good
friend can
buffer kids from the harmful psychological
effects of peer rejection and bullying (Bagwell et al 1998; Hodges et al 1999; Pederson et al 2007; Oh et al 2008).
Some studies in samples of children with externalizing behavior or ADHD have found that having at least one good
friend buffers the negative
effects of peer rejection on maladjustment [34, 35] and receipt of victimization [36].