TY - JOUR
T1 - Interpersonal attraction as a communication accomplishment
T2 - Development of a measure of affinityseeking competence
AU - Bell, Robert A
AU - Tremblay, Sheryl W.
AU - Buerkel-Rothfuss, Nancy L.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/10570318709374249
DO - 10.1080/10570318709374249
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0041565576
VL - 51
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Western Journal of Communication
JF - Western Journal of Communication
SN - 1057-0314
IS - 1
ER -