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Friendship Formation and Maintenance: Examining Friendship Patterns of Homosexual Men and Heterosexual Women in Close Relationships Amanda G The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Electronic Theses and Dissertations Fogler Library 5-2003 Friendship Formation and Maintenance: Examining Friendship Patterns of Homosexual Men and Heterosexual Women in Close Relationships Amanda G. Goodwin Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd Part of the Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons Recommended Citation Goodwin, Amanda G., "Friendship Formation and Maintenance: Examining Friendship Patterns of Homosexual Men and Heterosexual Women in Close Relationships" (2003). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 280. http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/280 This Open-Access Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. FRIENDSHIP FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE: EXAMINING FRIENDSHIP PATTERNS OF HOMOSEXUAL MEN AND HETEROSEXUAL WOMEN IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS BY Amanda G. Goodwin B.A. University of Connecticut, 2001 A THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of . Master of Arts (in Communication) The Graduate School The University of Maine May, 2003 Advisory Committee: John C. Sherblom, Professor of Communication and Journalism, Advisor Eric E. Peterson, Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism Claire F. Sullivan, Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism FRIENDSHIP FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE: EXAMINING FRIENDSHIP PATTERNS OF HOMOSEXUAL MEN AND HETEROSEXUAL WOMEN IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS By Amanda G. Goodwin Thesis Advisor: Dr. John C. Sherblom An Abstract of the Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (in Communication) May, 2003 The study of friendship has focused on various types of relationships involving same-sex and cross-sex fiiends. Heterosexuality has usually been assumed in these relationships, although recently research has been done involving homosexual friendships. The present study provides a quantitative analysis of personal-social characteristics and relational expectations, and a qualitative analysis of friendship formation, maintenance strategies, and relational importance of homosexual men and heterosexual women in close relationships with each other. These analyses help in understanding why and how close friendships between homosexual men and heterosexual women are formed and maintained. A questionnaire combining elements of one developed by Savin-Williams (1 990) to measure personal-social characteristics, and portions of one used by Nardi and Sherrod (1 994) to measure relational expectations was modified for present use. In addition to the questionnaire, interviews were conducted to measure maintenance strategies and the importance of the relationship. Responses from homosexual men and heterosexual women in close relationships were compared to responses from homosexual men and heterosexual women in casual relationships. Quantitative analysis showed some support suggesting that homosexual men and heterosexual women in close relationships have more similar social-personal characteristics and relational expectations than do homosexual men and heterosexual women in casual relationships. Homosexual men in close relationships with heterosexual women reported being more forceful and aggressive than homosexual men in casual relationships with heterosexual women; heterosexual women in close relationships with homosexual men reported being more forceful and aggressive, and having more close homosexual male friends than heterosexual women in casual relationships with homosexual men; homosexual men in close relationships with heterosexual women report being open, trusting, and truly themselves, discussing topics such as personal strengths and weaknesses, resolving conflicts as important, having conversational involvement, spending enjoyable time together, and engaging in social activities more than homosexual I men in casual relationships with heterosexual women; heterosexual women in close relationships with homosexual men report discussing topics such as personal strengths and weaknesses and spending enjoyable time together more than heterosexual women in casual relationships with homosexual men; and homosexual men and heterosexual women in close relationships may be more discrepant in their self-reported forcefulness than homosexual men and heterosexual women in casual relationships. A cluster analysis of the interviews was conducted and dendograms were used to identify concepts that were important to friendships between homosexual men and heterosexual women. The analysis revealed clusters containing word pairs which were interpreted within the context of the text of the interviews. The results suggest that homosexual men and heterosexual women in close relationships with each other are different from homosexual men and heterosexual women in casual relationships with each other. It also suggests that homosexual men and heterosexual women in close relationships with each other maintain their relationships using many of the strategies used in other relationships, but that their relationships with each other offer something that other relationships do not. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research project would not have reached completion without the help and support of others. I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who made this thesis possible. First, I would like to thank my family. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for giving me love and support throughout my life. You have always encouraged me to do the best I can and believed in me when I did not. Thank you to my siblings, Debby and Paul, and siblings-in-law, Drew and Lynn, who have supported me and provided me with much . needed breaks from my research. Thanks for chatting over the phone or meeting at the cottage or in Freeport. I would also like to thank my fellow graduate students at the University of Maine for having an interest in and being supportive of my work. As colleagues and fiiends you have helped me get through some tough times and also provided me with some of the best times in my graduate career. I especially owe a great debt of gratitude to Martha Cowperthwaite, Sara Cyr, and Kendra Rudolph, whose constant support and encouragement has made this project possible. Thank you for putting things into perspective for me and making me laugh. I would also like to sincerely express my appreciation to committee members Claire F. Sullivan and Eric. E. Peterson for their guidance, advice, and support throughout the duration of this research project. Lastly, I would like to thank John Sherblom. Thank you for steering me in the right direction at the onset of this project. Your enthusiasm for my project and as my chair has driven me to do my best. I appreciate your positive feedback and support and am grateful for being able to spend so much time working with you. Your guidance, dedication, goofy sense of humor, and open door have made this project possible. Thank you for never doubting me (except while I was cruising!) and for being the best advisor and friend I could have hoped for. TABLE OF CONTENTS .. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................... ii ... LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................. viii LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................. ix INTRODUCTION TO THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE ....................................1 Friendship Conceptualized ..................................................................1 The Need to Study Homosexual Friendships .............................................2 CHAPTER ONE: REVIEW OF FRIENDSHIP RESEARCH ................................. 4 Friendship Formation ........................................................................4 The Process of Friendship Formation ............................................4 Factors of Friendship Formation ................................................. 5 Challenges of Friendship ..........................................................6 The emotional bond challenge............................................ 6 The sexual challenge....................................................... 6 The equality challenge..................................................... 7 The audience challenge.................................................... 7 Homosexual Friendships ...................................................................8 The Healthy Aspect of Friendships .............................................-9 The 66Family 97 Bond ............................................................... 10 Cross-sexuality Friendships............................................................... 12 Cross.sex. cross-sexuality vs . Cross.sex. same-sexuality Friendships .........................................................................-12 A Theoretical Perspective ........................................................ 13 Equality Among Cross-sex Friendships ........................................ 15 Challenges and Benefits of Cross-sex Friendships ........................... 16 Men and women are different ........................................... 16 Barriers to cross-sex friendships........................................ 17 Three's a crowd ........................................................... 19 The benefits ...............................................................
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