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The measurement of interpersonal attraction
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In this paper, a factor analytic investigation of the interpersonal attraction construct was conducted and the results indicated that the resulting 15-item instrument can be expected to measure reliably three dimensions of interpersonal attraction.Abstract:
The study reports a factor analytic investigation of the interpersonal attraction construct. Two‐hundred and fifteen subjects completed 30 Likert‐type, seven‐step scales concerning an acquaintance. Factor analysis indicated three dimensions of the interpersonal attraction construct which were labeled “task” “social” and “physical.” The results of this study and four replications suggest that the resulting 15‐item instrument can be expected to measure reliably three dimensions of interpersonal attraction.read more
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Computer-Mediated Communication Effects on Disclosure, Impressions, and Interpersonal Evaluations: Getting to Know One Another a Bit at a Time
TL;DR: The authors examined how computer-mediated communication (CMC) partners exchange personal information in initial interactions, focusing on the effects of communication channels on self-disclosure, question-asking, and uncertainty reduction Unacquainted individuals (N = 158) met either face-to-face or via CMC Computer-mediated interactants exhibited a greater proportion of more direct and intimate uncertainty reduction behaviors than unmediated participants did.
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Selective self-presentation in computer-mediated communication: Hyperpersonal dimensions of technology, language, and cognition
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The Role of Friends’ Appearance and Behavior on Evaluations of Individuals on Facebook: Are We Known by the Company We Keep?
TL;DR: The authors explored how cues deposited by social partners onto one's online networking profile affect observers' impressions of the profile owner, and found that profile owners' friends' attractiveness affected their own in an assimilative pattern.
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Too Much of a Good Thing? The Relationship Between Number of Friends and Interpersonal Impressions on Facebook
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The role of site features, user attributes, and information verification behaviors on the perceived credibility of web-based information
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