Effects of Cognitive Complexity on the Perceived Importance of Communication Skills in Friends.

Burleson, Brant R.; Samter, Wendy

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Publication Date: 1990

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Effects of Cognitive Complexity on the Perceived Importance of Communication Skills in Friends.

Burleson, Brant R.; Samter, Wendy

Communication Research, v17 n2 p165-82 Apr 1990

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)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, College Students, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Human Relations, Individual Development, Interpersonal Communication, Peer Relationship, Social Cognition, Student Attitudes

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Language: English

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