The main objective of this study was to learn whether emotional autonomy is truly part of a developmental stage for Spanish adolescents and young adults or if it is an indicator of difficult family relationships. Using a longitudinal design, a sample of ninety young people was followed for ten years, from their initial adolescence until their first years of adulthood. At four observation points...

Social networking sites (SNS) provide innovative social bonding methods known as social grooming. These have drastically decreased time and distance constraints of social grooming. Here we show two type social grooming (elaborate social grooming and lightweight social grooming) discovered in a model constructed by thirty communication data-sets including face to face, SNS, mobile phones, and Ch...

BACKGROUND In older age health needs and demand for health services utilization increase. Individual's social relationships can play a decisive role regarding the utilization of outpatient health care services. This systematic review examines the associations of structural and functional dimensions of social relationships with outpatient health services use of older adults. METHODS The databa...

Research Question: Is social media activity related to layers of intimacy in relationships? Study design: Mixed methods, survey on relationships with 30 participants who identified up 20 best/close friends and their use media. The same were interviewed gather details how they communicated close best friends, used media/CMC maintain relationships. Analysis: communication frequency, content ratio...