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Why D&D helps you make friends Tabletop Theory
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Role playing games are an excellent environment to develop friendships. By examining the traditional sociological and newer primatological research we can understand how friendships develop. We can also understand why RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons are so good at helping people make friends.
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Research articles below as well:
Making friends after 30: New York Times https:
//www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/fashion/the-challenge-of-making-friends-as-an-adult.html?pagewanted=all&_r=3&
The Three Basics of Friendship: Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-waves/201703/the-three-basics-friendship
With a Little Help From Our Friends: Scientific American Mind
https://lydiadenworth.com/articles/little-help-friends/
The evolutionary origins of friendship: Robert Seyfarth and Dorothy Cheney
https://web-facstaff.sas.upenn.edu/~seyfarth/Publications/annurev-psych-%20Friendship.pdf
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Role playing games are an excellent environment to develop friendships. By examining the traditional sociological and newer primatological research we can understand how friendships develop. We can also understand why RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons are so good at helping people make friends.
Become a Tabletop Theory supporter for $5 a month! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tabletoptheory
Follow Tabletop Theory on twitter, Instagram and TikTok @TabletopTheory1
Research articles below as well:
Making friends after 30: New York Times https:
//www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/fashion/the-challenge-of-making-friends-as-an-adult.html?pagewanted=all&_r=3&
The Three Basics of Friendship: Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-waves/201703/the-three-basics-friendship
With a Little Help From Our Friends: Scientific American Mind
https://lydiadenworth.com/articles/little-help-friends/
The evolutionary origins of friendship: Robert Seyfarth and Dorothy Cheney
https://web-facstaff.sas.upenn.edu/~seyfarth/Publications/annurev-psych-%20Friendship.pdf
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletoptheory/support
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