Getting acquainted: The relationship of self-disclosure and social attraction to positive affect

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-66

  Vittengl, Jeffrey R ^a   Holt, Craig S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Self disclosure; Social attraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034387941     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407500171003     Document Type: Article

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