Social media and relationship development: The effect of valence and intimacy of posts
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Highlights：
• Both intimacy and valence of read online posts affect relationship development.
• More intimate or negative posts decrease relationship strength.
• The receiver's perception of the posts mediates this effect.
• Post perception also influences perceived homophily, which affects relationship change.
• Previous studies of offline communication found a similar pathway of mediation.
摘要
•Both intimacy and valence of read online posts affect relationship development.•More intimate or negative posts decrease relationship strength.•The receiver's perception of the posts mediates this effect.•Post perception also influences perceived homophily, which affects relationship change.•Previous studies of offline communication found a similar pathway of mediation.
论文关键词：Friendship,Self-disclosure,Social media,Psychology,Relationship,Contact
论文评审过程：Received 23 August 2016, Revised 6 March 2017, Accepted 3 April 2017, Available online 4 April 2017, Version of Record 10 April 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.04.006
