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Relationship Formation

Relationship Formation is a social-psychological process in which individuals, through initial interactions and the development of mutual attraction, trust, and shared expectations, transition from minimal or role-based contact to an acknowledged interpersonal relationship.

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229.1K

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3.9K

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2017–2026

361

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Relationship Initiation

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The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations.

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

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AFFECT- AND COGNITION-BASED TRUST AS FOUNDATIONS FOR INTERPERSONAL COOPERATION IN ORGANIZATIONS.

Daniel J. McAllister · Academy of Management Journal · 1995 · 6.7K citations

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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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Trust: making and breaking cooperative relations

Diego Gambetta · Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 4.1K 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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Authors

3.9K

  1. PW
    Paul W. Eastwick

    Northwestern University, United States

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. AA
    Arthur Aron

    Stony Brook University, United States

    9 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. RD
    Robin Dunbar

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 760 citations

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  4. EJ
    Eli J. Finkel

    Northwestern University, United States

    9 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. LA
    Leslie A. Baxter

    University of Iowa, United States

    9 publications · 668 citations

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    25 h-index

    38 publications

    3.6K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    23 h-index

    35 publications

    5.2K citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    23 h-index

    41 publications

    3.1K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    22 h-index

    45 publications

    6.1K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    20 h-index

    33 publications

    4K citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    19 h-index

    31 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    18 h-index

    36 publications

    3.5K citations

  8. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    18 h-index

    29 publications

    12K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    83 publications · 9.6K citations

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  2. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

    JSPR · 98 publications · 7.9K citations

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  3. Personal Relationships

    PR · 33 publications · 2.1K citations

    26

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  4. Industrial Marketing Management

    28 publications · 2.8K citations

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  5. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 26 publications · 2.8K citations

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