title: Scores on liking and solidarity in interpersonal relationships.
abstract: This study examined liking and solidarity in interpersonal relationships. Participants were 226 undergraduates (89 men, 137 women: M age=27.0) who identified (by initials) an individual with whom they had a recent interaction and referenced that interaction when completing Rubin's Liking Scale and Wheeless's Interpersonal Solidarity Scale. A correlation of .73 (p<.0001) was obtained between the scores on these scales, suggesting when individuals like one another, they report feelings of solidarity also.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Studies, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-6293, USA. smyers@mail.wvu.edu
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Aaron D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012963:Sociometric Techniques; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology