Analysis and Improvement of the Measurement of Interpersonal Attraction and Homophily Export

@article{citeulike:2443772, abstract = {Three decades ago measures of interpersonal attraction and homophily were introduced to the field. A substantial number of research studies have been reported that employed one or more of these measures. This research was examined to evaluate their reliability and validity. It is concluded that all of these measures are reasonably reliable and valid. However, since the reliabilities have been highly variable, it was determined that improved measures should be used in the future. Second generation, revised and improved, versions of these measures are reported and recommended for future research.}, author = {Mccroskey, Linda L. and Mccroskey, James C. and Richmond, Virginia P.}, citeulike-article-id = {2443772}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01463370500270322}, doi = {10.1080/01463370500270322}, journal = {Communication Quarterly}, keywords = {attraction, communication, homophily, interpersonal, social}, number = {1}, pages = {1--31}, posted-at = {2008-02-28 14:22:28}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Analysis and Improvement of the Measurement of Interpersonal Attraction and Homophily}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01463370500270322}, volume = {54}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2443772 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2443772 N2 - Three decades ago measures of interpersonal attraction and homophily were introduced to the field. A substantial number of research studies have been reported that employed one or more of these measures. This research was examined to evaluate their reliability and validity. It is concluded that all of these measures are reasonably reliable and valid. However, since the reliabilities have been highly variable, it was determined that improved measures should be used in the future. Second generation, revised and improved, versions of these measures are reported and recommended for future research. IS - 1 JF - Communication Quarterly EP - 31 TI - Analysis and Improvement of the Measurement of Interpersonal Attraction and Homophily PB - Routledge VL - 54 SP - 1 KW - attraction KW - communication KW - homophily KW - interpersonal KW - social AU - Mccroskey, Linda AU - Mccroskey, James AU - Richmond, Virginia PY - 2005/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01463370500270322 ER -