Taking turns: Reciprocal self-disclosure promotes liking in initial interactions

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 860-866

  Sprecher, Susan ^a   Treger, Stanislav ^b   Wondra, Joshua D ^c   Hilaire, Nicole ^a   Wallpe, Kevin ^d  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquaintanceship; Liking; Reciprocity; Self disclosure; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878978115     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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