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  "id": 17531,
  "url": "https://theconversation.com/a-lot-of-casual-friends-or-only-a-few-youre-really-close-with-new-research-questions-that-trade-off-282952",
  "title": "A lot of casual friends, or only a few you’re really close with? New research questions that trade-off",
  "summary": "Friendships are integral to human health and well being, yet researchers know very little about how people make friends. A new study investigated what people prioritize for new friendships.",
  "authors": "Jessica D. Ayers, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University, Diego Guevara Beltran, Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, University of Arizona",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "healthcare,finance-investment",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-07T12:36:49.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-08T05:10:34.355Z",
  "source_slug": "x-the-conversation-technology",
  "source_name": "The Conversation Technology",
  "source_homepage": "https://theconversation.com/us/technology",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17531",
  "original_url": "https://theconversation.com/a-lot-of-casual-friends-or-only-a-few-youre-really-close-with-new-research-questions-that-trade-off-282952",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}