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Peer reviewedNeimeyer, Greg J.; Neimeyer, Robert A. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1986
Examined friendship formation as developing a common understanding of social reality. Individuals engaged in weekly discussions completed repertory grids and attraction ratings after the 4th and 18th weeks of acquaintance. Deteriorating partnerships were significantly less similar in their assessment of other group members than were developing…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Friendship, Group Experience, Interaction Process Analysis
