TY - JOUR
T1 - A developmental model of intimacy and date request explicitness
AU - Solomon, Denise Haunani
N1 - Funding Information:
Denise Haunani Solomon isAssistantProfessor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.This research was supported in part by a grant from the Graduate School of the UniversityofWisconsin-Madison. TheauthorisgratefultoMikeBassik,SherriBohm,LindaHenzl,Kelly Kopperman, Maram Talaat, and Violet Yangfor their assistance in this research. An earlierversion ofthis paper waspresented at the International Conference onLanguage and SocialPsychology, Brisbane, Australia, July, 1994. Correspondence concerningthis article should be addressedto Denise Haunani Solomon, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin, 6138 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (telephone number: 608/262-2543).
PY - 1997/6
Y1 - 1997/6
N2 - This article presents a perspective emphasizing developmental changes in explicitness that assimilates contradictory findings in prior research regarding the association between intimacy and the explicitness of requests. Affection for a partner and social closeness are distinguished as unique aspects of intimacy, and the impact of affection for a partner on explicitness is argued to vary with the development of closeness within a relationship. In addition, a curvilinear association between intimacy and explicitness is derived. The results of a study of date request behaviors were consistent with the predicted associations between intimacy and the overall explicitness of date request conversations. Intimacy was not related to the use of particular explicit or implicit request utterances. The discussion highlights issues relevant to continued research on intimacy, explicit communication, and the development of dating relationships.
AB - This article presents a perspective emphasizing developmental changes in explicitness that assimilates contradictory findings in prior research regarding the association between intimacy and the explicitness of requests. Affection for a partner and social closeness are distinguished as unique aspects of intimacy, and the impact of affection for a partner on explicitness is argued to vary with the development of closeness within a relationship. In addition, a curvilinear association between intimacy and explicitness is derived. The results of a study of date request behaviors were consistent with the predicted associations between intimacy and the overall explicitness of date request conversations. Intimacy was not related to the use of particular explicit or implicit request utterances. The discussion highlights issues relevant to continued research on intimacy, explicit communication, and the development of dating relationships.
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U2 - 10.1080/03637759709376409
DO - 10.1080/03637759709376409
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0040454955
SN - 0363-7751
VL - 64
SP - 99
EP - 118
JO - Communication Monographs
JF - Communication Monographs
IS - 2
ER -