Am “I” more important than “we”? Couples’ word use in instant messages

  1. RICHARD B. SLATCHER1,†,*,
  2. SIMINE VAZIRE2,‡,
  3. JAMES W. PENNEBAKER3,§

Article first published online: 3 DEC 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2008.00207.x

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Personal Relationships

Personal Relationships

Volume 15, Issue 4, pages 407–424, December 2008

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SLATCHER, R. B., VAZIRE, S. and PENNEBAKER, J. W. (2008), Am “I” more important than “we”? Couples’ word use in instant messages. Personal Relationships, 15: 407–424. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2008.00207.x

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  1. 1

    University of California, Los Angeles

  2. 2

    Washington University in St. Louis

  3. 3

    The University of Texas at Austin

    Richard B. Slatcher, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los AngelesSimine Vazire, Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. LouisJames W. Pennebaker, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin

*Richard B. Slatcher, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, e-mail: slatcher@ucla.edu.

  1. Richard B. Slatcher, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; Simine Vazire, Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis; James W. Pennebaker, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin.

  2. A grant from the National Institutes of Health (MH52391) funded portions of this research. We would like to thank Andrew Lupo, Anne Marshall, and Janna Miller for their assistance with data collection; Tessa West for her assistance with analyses; and Benjamin Karney and Theodore Robles for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this article.

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  1. Issue published online: 3 DEC 2008
  2. Article first published online: 3 DEC 2008

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