Abstract
The five studies described here lay the foundation for investigations of an important constraint under which individuals operate when attempting to engender liking, their affinity-seeking competence. Several studies were undertaken to develop and validate a self-report instrument for assessing skills of affinity-seeking. Results indicate that the Affinity-Seeking Instrument (ASI), which is comprised of two scales, has internal consistency, a stable factor structure, and concurrent and discriminant validity. These studies also indicate that the instrument measures social tendencies that are observable to others and predictive of positive social outcomes.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Western Journal of Speech Communication |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Social Sciences(all)
- Psychology(all)
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Bell, R. A., Tremblay, S. W., & Buerkel-Rothfuss, N. L. (1987). Interpersonal attraction as a communication accomplishment: Development of a measure of affinityseeking competence. Western Journal of Speech Communication, 51(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570318709374249