Becoming popular: Interpersonal emotion regulation predicts relationship formation in real life social networks

Building relationships is crucial for satisfaction and success, especially when entering new social contexts. In the present paper, we investigate whether attempting to improve others’ feelings helps people to make connections in new networks. In Study 1, a social network study following new network...

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Main Authors: Karen eNiven, David eGarcia, Ilmo evan der Löwe, David eHolman, Warren eMansell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01452/full