In "Metamorphosis", Franz Kafka wrote that youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty in people and that those who retain this ability will never grow old.
A study recently published by researchers from the University of Arkansas and Virginia in the scientific journal Frontiers in Developmental Psychology confirms this intuition of the great bohemian writer.
According to research, the friendships of early youth remain the most important in adult life, because it is from those first relationships that we develop our psycho-social health and psychological well-being. And it is not only about shared happiness, but about a real practice, in which we learn proper social competence, the value of empathy, behaviors such as kindness or humor or the ability to create and maintain true friendships. Those who feel taken into consideration by their peers, perceiving themselves as equals in the group, will be able to adjust better in life and have stronger self-confidence. This will lead him to better take the first step of maturity in life when in late adolescence (17-18 years old) he leaves to seek closer personal relationships with the exploration of identity and intimacy or, as psychologists say about himself .
