The Journal of social psychology
Liking gap(s) in getting-acquainted interactions.
Susan Sprecher
Published: 202510.1080/00224545.2025.2576765
Abstract
In first interactions, people often think about how much they like the other and how much the other likes them in return. Recently, a liking gap has been identified, which is the tendency for people to underestimate how much a new acquaintance likes…
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