Affiliation with new peer acquaintances during two initial social support interactions |
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| Authors: | BROOKE C. FEENEY JUDE CASSIDY EDWARD P. LEMAY JR. FATIMA RAMOS‐MARCUSE |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Carnegie Mellon University;2. Brooke C. Feeney, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University;3. Jude Cassidy, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park;4. Edward P. Lemay Jr., Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire;5. Fatima Ramos‐Marcuse, University of Maryland School of Nursing.;6. University of Maryland, College Park;7. University of New Hampshire;8. University of Maryland School of Nursing |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This investigation examined the influence of a prior social support interaction on a subsequent interaction between new peer acquaintances. Pairs of adolescent peers (recruited in a large metropolitan area in the United States) were videotaped as they met and discussed current life concerns in 2 separate interactions. Results indicated that (a) the behaviors of new interaction partners are coordinated within an interaction (social coordination hypothesis), (b) behaviors exhibited during an initial interaction predict behaviors exhibited during a subsequent interaction (influential interaction hypothesis), (c) individuals affiliate in similar ways across interactions (cross‐situational consistency hypothesis), and (d) behaviors reflecting greater comfort with interaction increase across interactions (uncertainty reduction hypothesis). The discussion focuses on implications of results and contributions to existing literatures. |
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