PSYCHOLOGY – Have fun, confide, get help, be watched… Even in adulthood, friendship boosts self-esteem and pushes us to be better.
By depriving us of our friends and our usual places of conviviality, the confinements have also made us reflect on the place of friendship in our lives, on this need that we have to forge bonds of affection outside of our relationship. and our family. Essential companions, friends help to build each other at each stage of life: learning about life in society from kindergarten, sharing confidences and founding experiences in adolescence, providing support and comfort in adulthood… What are you looking for? are we in friendship?
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First, communication, “the possibility of confiding and being truly understood” according to numerous surveys summarized by the psychosociologist Jean Maisonneuve in psychology of friendship (What do I know?, 2018). Two other dimensions are also considered essential: mutual aid and loyalty, all the more precious at a time when 45% of marriages end in divorce (Insee)…
“The “drama” is an event that often founds or crystallizes friendship. Hard knocks or exceptional moments break the monotony of roles and social daily life, thus promoting access to the personal dimension of the other.
Jean Maisonneuve, psychosociologist, author of “Psychology of friendship” (Que sais-je?, 2018).
“It is in misfortune that one recognizes one’s true friends”, said…
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