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ERIC Number: EJ413053
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Acquiring Assistance from Others: The Effect of Indirect Requests and Relational Intimacy on Verbal Compliance.
Jordan, Jerry M.; Roloff, Michael E.
Human Communication Research, v16 n4 p519-55 Sum 1990
Examines the effectiveness of indirect requests in attaining assistance from intimate and nonintimate others. Finds that directness of requests increases request force and interacts with relational intimacy to influence verbal compliance. Finds that directness is more effective at eliciting verbal compliance at higher levels of intimacy. (KEH)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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