C-SoDA Faculty Affiliate, Diane Felmelee and Ph.D. Student, Haoyang Zhang get Article Published

Congratulations to C-SoDA Faculty Affiliate, Diane Felmelee and Ph.D. Student, Haoyang Zhang had their article "Romance matters: The role of dating in adolescents' friendship beginnings and endings" published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

The article examines the influence of romantic relationships on the formation and dissolution of adolescent friendships with a longitudinal network sample from the ages of 14-15. Their study highlights the significance of adopting a dynamic, social network perspective to examine both the formation and breakup of friendship transitions during this pivotal stage of life.