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Can Closeness Established Experimentally Impact Friendship Development and Homesickness?
Christopher Russo, Robin Valeri
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2015.06.001
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY, USA
Using A. Aron, E. N. Aron, Bator, Melinat, and Vallone’s (1997) manipulation of interpersonal closeness, the present research examined the impact of experimentally induced closeness (high vs. low) between two unacquainted college classmates (n = 32) on feelings of closeness and homesickness both immediately following the manipulation and approximately one month later. Participants in the high (vs. low) closeness condition reported feeling significantly closer to their partner immediately following the manipulation. However, among high closeness participants, feelings of closeness declined significantly over the month so that, at the one month follow-up, the high and low closeness groups did not differ from one another. The two groups did not differ in homesickness initially or at the one month follow-up. Homesickness declined significantly over the month.
interpersonal closeness, friendship,
homesickness, college
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