A Cross-Cultural Test of Uncertainty Reduction Theory.

Journal Article A Cross-Cultural Test of Uncertainty Reduction Theory: Comparisons of Acquaintances, Friends, and Dating Relationships in Japan, Korea, and the United States William B. Gudykunst, William B. Gudykunst 1William B. Gudykunst (Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1977) is an Associate Professor of Communication at Arizona State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Seung-Mock Yang, Seung-Mock Yang 2Seung-Mock Yang (M.A., Seoul National University, 1982; M.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1984) is a doctoral student in communication at Stanford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Tsukasa Nishida Tsukasa Nishida 3Tsukasa Nishida (Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1979) is Associate Professor of Communication and English at Nihon University. The assistance of Nan Lin and Young Chul Yoon in data analysis and Hiroko Koike in data collection is gratefully acknowledged. The article also benefited from the constructive comments and suggestions of David Johnson and two reviewers Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Communication Research, Volume 11, Issue 3, March 1985, Pages 407–455, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1985.tb00054.x Published: 17 March 2006