Study finds rekindling old friendships as scary as making new ones
Phys.org - 2024-04-23T20:52:03.000Z

Psychologists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Sussex have found that people are as hesitant to reach out to an old friend as they are to strike up a conversation with a stranger, even when they had the capacity and desire to do so. The new research is published today in the journal Communications Psychology.

In related news

Don't be a stranger! Rekindling old friendships can be as scary as making new ones, study finds
Experts have discovered that the majority of people are hesitant to rekindle past friendships over fear that it would be 'too awkward' or their efforts would be rebuffed.
- Related Articles
- In News
- From Daily Mail
- 2024-04-23T13:01:36.000Z
Don’t be a stranger — study finds rekindling old friendships as scary as making new ones
Psychologists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Sussex have found that people are as hesitant to reach out to an old friend as they are to strike
- Related Articles
- In News
- From swifttelecast
- 2024-04-24T05:20:03.000Z
At what age are you old? Study finds our perception has changed over the years
As human life expectancy has improved over the decades, the age that we think of as "old" has pushed back later in life, researchers say.
- Related Articles
- In News
- From ABC7 Los Angeles
- 2024-04-23T21:59:00.000Z

In related news

Don't be a stranger! Rekindling old friendships can be as scary as making new ones, study finds

Don’t be a stranger — study finds rekindling old friendships as scary as making new ones

At what age are you old? Study finds our perception has changed over the years