Effects of Cognitive Complexity on the Perceived Importance of Communication Skills in Friends.
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| Title: | Effects of Cognitive Complexity on the Perceived Importance of Communication Skills in Friends. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burleson, Brant R., Samter, Wendy |
| Source: | Communication Research. Apr 1990 17(2):165-182. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 1990 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Affective Behavior, College Students, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Human Relations, Individual Development, Interpersonal Communication, Peer Relationship, Social Cognition, Student Attitudes |
| Abstract: | Examines individual differences in the value college students place on communication skills by same-sex peers. Finds that affectively oriented skills such as ego support and comforting are rated as more important than nonaffectively oriented skills such as narrative and persuasive abilities. Suggests that persons differing in cognitive complexity conceive of friendship relations in qualitatively different ways. (KEH) |
| Entry Date: | 1990 |
| Accession Number: | EJ408337 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Examines individual differences in the value college students place on communication skills by same-sex peers. Finds that affectively oriented skills such as ego support and comforting are rated as more important than nonaffectively oriented skills such as narrative and persuasive abilities. Suggests that persons differing in cognitive complexity conceive of friendship relations in qualitatively different ways. (KEH) |
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