Developing close relationships: Changing patterns of interaction between pair members and social networks.

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To study the connections binding close relationships and networks of kin and friends, measures of social participation were developed from daily reports of social activity provided by 89 undergraduates involved in dating relationships. These measures included size of the network and the frequency and length of time spent interacting with network members. As hypothesized, all network measures were inversely related to the stage of courtship under scrutiny. Ss in the later stages of courtship, relative to those in the early stages of courtship, interacted with fewer people, less often, and for shorter periods. However, based on longitudinal analyses, frequency and duration were more robust indicators than size of changes in social participation with network members concurrent with an advancing or deteriorating close relationship. Findings are discussed in light of the advantages of longitudinal over cross-sectional designs. (39 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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