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Keeping friends close has real physiological and psychological benefits, according to a January 2012 study in the journal Developmental Psychology.
The presence of a best friend directly and immediately benefits children going through negative experiences, says the report. Feelings of self-worth and levels of cortisol, a hormone produced naturally by the adrenal gland in direct response to stress, are largely dependent on the social context of a negative experience.
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