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type of concern for your friend, a concern that may be seen as a

form of love. While according to Wright friendship is interaction

that is voluntary or uncontrolled and in which participants react

to one another personally, that is, as unique persons rather than
as sets of defined characteristics or just as role-players,

Based on all the opinions above, it can be concluded that the

meaning of friendship relationship is a relationship that occurs

voluntarily between two or more people who care for each other

and help each other in any situation.

Across childhood and adolescence, friends fulfil a variety of

critical functions that promote positive socioemotional

adjustment. A basic function of friendship is companionship.

Close friends frequently spend time together engaging in
mutually enjoyable activities, and by early adolescence, same-sex

peers are greater sources of companionship than are parents.

Friends often provide instrumental aid, and children expect that

their friends will be more helpful than their acquaintances. In

addition, friends tend to offer a sense of reliable alliance, or being
loyal and available. Having a friend to rely on can promote

feelings of security and protect one from anxiety and feelings of

vulnerability. Through providing comfort and support to one

another, friends are also important sources of nurturance.

Furthermore, being selected as a friend by a peer can contribute
to enhancement of worth, by affirming one’s competence and

value. In addition, close friendships are an important source of

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