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Peer reviewedJordan, Jerry M.; Roloff, Michael E. – Human Communication Research, 1990
Examines the effectiveness of indirect requests in attaining assistance from intimate and nonintimate others. Finds that directness of requests increases request force and interacts with relational intimacy to influence verbal compliance. Finds that directness is more effective at eliciting verbal compliance at higher levels of intimacy. (KEH)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Communication Research, Compliance (Psychology), Help Seeking
