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Intimacy

Intimacy is a multifaceted relational process involving emotional, cognitive, and often physical closeness characterized by mutual vulnerability, trust, and affective connection within interpersonal relationships across various social, cultural, and technological contexts.

7.8K

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585.8K

Citations

15K

Authors

3.3K

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2017–2026

1.5K

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7.8K

The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation.

Roy F. Baumeister, Mark R. Leary · Psychological Bulletin · 1995 · 21.5K citations

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The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations.

Theodore M. Newcomb, Fritz Heider · American Sociological Review · 1958 · 12K citations

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Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale and the structure of interpersonal closeness.

Arthur Aron, Elaine N. Aron, Danny Smollan · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1992 · 4.8K citations

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Alone together: why we expect more from technology and less from each other

Choice Reviews Online · 2011 · 4.7K citations · Full text

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A new scale for the measurement of interpersonal trust1

Julian B. Rotter · Journal of Personality · 1967 · 3.5K citations

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Authors

15K

  1. MM
    Mario Mikulincer

    Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    26 publications · 4.7K citations

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  2. PR
    Phillip R. Shaver

    University of California, Davis, United States

    22 publications · 3.4K citations

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  3. VJ
    Valerian J. Derlega

    Old Dominion University, United States

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. LA
    Letitia Anne Peplau

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    21 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. FD
    Frank D. Fincham

    Florida State University, United States

    19 publications · 1.6K citations

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Institutions

3.3K

  1. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    48 h-index

    148 publications

    14.8K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    48 h-index

    213 publications

    19.4K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    45 h-index

    154 publications

    10.1K citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    43 h-index

    133 publications

    14.5K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    41 h-index

    92 publications

    7.1K citations

  6. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    37 h-index

    81 publications

    5.3K citations

  7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    35 h-index

    101 publications

    7.5K citations

  8. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    33 h-index

    55 publications

    4.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    225 publications · 51.4K citations

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  2. Archives of Sexual Behavior

    224 publications · 14.1K citations

    65

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  3. Computers in Human Behavior

    120 publications · 13.1K citations

    63

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 123 publications · 24.7K citations

    61

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  5. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

    JSPR · 150 publications · 13.9K citations

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