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Edelmann, Robert J.; Hampson, Sarah E. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1981
Subject pairs (N=18) participated in an alternating question-and-answer session at one of two interactional distances utilizing questions which increased in their intimacy content. Results indicated topic intimacy, but not distance, affected the embarrassment potential of the situation. Increases in embarrassment caused changes in nonverbal and…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Distance