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Rebel teens can quickly make friends, but in the end, it's the nice ones who have the most

  • Written by Joseph Ciarrochi, Professor of Psychology, Australian Catholic University
Rebel teens can quickly make friends, but in the end, it's the nice ones who have the mostHigh school can be a hard place to make friends, but research shows being nice may be all it takes.Simon Maage/Unsplash

Simply being nice wins more friends in high school than being a rebel, our study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology has found.

We looked at what sorts of social strategies help teens win close friends of the same and...

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