abstract:Journal of Social and Personal Relationships is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary academic journal that publishes papers in the fields of sociology, social psychology, family studies, and communication studies. It has been published since 1984 by Sage Publications, originally in association with the International Network on Personal Relationships, and now with the International Association for Relationship Research, a merger of the INPR and the International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships.
Platoniclovedoesexist, o 'meara asserted, andastudyof20 pairsoffriendspublishedin the Journal of SocialandPersonalRelationshipslends credence to thenotion.