Forms and Functions of Intimate Play in Personal Relationships

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2269665
AutoresLeslie A Baxter (University of California, Davis, autor correspondente)
Ano1992
Volume18
Fascículo3
Páginas336-363
Data de publicação1992-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHuman Communication Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0360-3989 • E-ISSN: 1468-2958
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2958.1992.tb00556.x
OpenAlexW2116853783
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas42
Referências citadas25

Two studies are reported on intimate play in same-sex friendships and in opposite-sex romantic relationships. In Study 1, a typology of eight play forms was derived: private verbal coding, role-playing, teasing, prosocial physical play, antisocial physical play, games, gossiping, and public performances. Study 1 also modified the Betcher PQII paper-and-pencil measure of perceived playfulness for use in nonmarital relationships, finding playfulness a strong correlate of relationship closeness. Study 2 examined the multidimensional structure of the play typology, finding three underlying dimensions for the play forms: verbal versus nonverbal, antisocial versus prosocial, and assumed-identity versus self-identity. Study 2 also examined perceptions of the functions performed by the types of play, finding differences among the eight play forms on the functions of indexing intimacy, lessening interpersonal risk, distancing self from the interaction, and conflict management

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