%0 Journal Article %A Dykstra, Pearl A. %A Fleischmann, Maria %T Vriendschappen tussen jong en oud in 25 Europese landen %D 2016 %J Mens & Maatschappij, %V 91 %N 2 %P 107-131 %@ 1876-2816 %R https://doi.org/10.5117/MEM2016.2.DYKS %K intergenerational solidarity %K active ageing %K ageism %K age segregation %K friendship %I Amsterdam University Press, %X Summary Cross-age friendships in 25 European countries This paper focuses on individual and country-level circumstances shaping friendships between young and old to gain insight into conditions for intergenerational solidarity. Using European Social Survey data, findings show that relatively few people have cross-age friendships (18% of the young and 31% of the old). As predicted by the ‘meeting principle’, individuals who operate in settings where there are opportunities for meaningful interactions with people belonging to a different age group are more likely to have cross-age friendships. As predicted by the ‘disposition principle’, individuals with more favourable feelings about other age groups are more likely to have cross-age friendships. Neither the Active Ageing Index nor macro-level trust and individualism show significant associations with the likelihood of having cross-age friendships. Apparently, conditions that bring generations together are meeting opportunities at the local level, underscoring the importance of decentralized initiatives aimed at increased contact and co-operation across age groups. %U https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/MEM2016.2.DYKS