Effects of self-disclosure role on liking, closeness, and other impressions in get-acquainted interactions

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 497-514

  Sprecher, Susan ^a   Treger, Stanislav ^b   Wondra, Joshua D ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquaintanceship; familiarity; liking; self disclosure; similarity; social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877792267     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407512459033     Document Type: Article

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