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Relationship Development

Relationship Development is a dynamic interpersonal communication process through which individuals initiate, negotiate, and transform the structure, quality, and level of intimacy of their interpersonal relationship over time, typically progressing through identifiable stages of escalation and, potentially, de-escalation.

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Developmental Processes of Cooperative Interorganizational Relationships

Peter Smith Ring, Andrew H. Van de Ven · Academy of Management Review · 1994 · 4.4K citations

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Initial Trust Formation in New Organizational Relationships

D. Harrison McKnight, L. L. Cummings, Norman L. Chervany · Academy of Management Review · 1998 · 3.1K citations

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SOME EXPLORATIONS IN INITIAL INTERACTION AND BEYOND: TOWARD A DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Charles R. Berger, Richard J. Calabrese · Human Communication Research · 1975 · 3K citations

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Children's perceptions of the personal relationships in their social networks.

Wyndol Furman, Duane Buhrmester · Developmental Psychology · 1985 · 2.1K citations

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Close relationships as including other in the self.

Arthur Aron, Elaine N. Aron, Greg Nelson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1991 · 1.8K citations

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  1. FD
    Frank D. Fincham

    Florida State University, United States

    16 publications · 895 citations

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  2. WF
    Wyndol Furman

    University of Denver, United States

    15 publications · 6.5K citations

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  3. LA
    Leslie A. Baxter

    University of Iowa, United States

    14 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. WA
    W. Andrew Collins

    University of Minnesota, United States

    16 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. DH
    Denise Haunani Solomon

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    13 publications · 1.3K citations

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  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    27 h-index

    48 publications

    3.3K citations

  2. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    21 h-index

    37 publications

    8.2K citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    18 h-index

    31 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    18 h-index

    34 publications

    4.6K citations

  5. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    17 h-index

    24 publications

    2.5K citations

  6. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    17 h-index

    35 publications

    6.7K citations

  7. University of Denver

    Denver, United States

    16 h-index

    38 publications

    6.1K citations

  8. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    16 h-index

    26 publications

    2.5K citations

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  1. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

    JSPR · 100 publications · 7.8K citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    65 publications · 14.5K citations

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  3. Personal Relationships

    PR · 33 publications · 3K citations

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  4. Journal of Youth and Adolescence

    26 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    24 publications · 3.1K citations

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