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Article Evaluation: Article (Social Penetration Theory)


 * 1) Lead sentence could contain a bit more summarizing information about the theory itself. The lead sentence could possibly simply add in "as relationships develop, primarily through self-disclosure..." in order to tie the major theme to the lead sentence immediately.
 * 2) No citation on the sentence dating when the theory was developed.
 * 3) Few short quotes, provide good information. Throughout the article, more quotations are used, some with citations and others without. The quotations make the article read more like a research paper.
 * 4) The self-disclosure paragraph could use more citations.
 * 5) The separation of Depenetration from the other stages is a bit awkward given the existing structure of the article.
 * 6) The section on "depth" has no citations at all. This section could use a citation to support the provided information.
 * 7) In the section on "relationship" the statement "the law of reciprocity is thrown out the window" seems to be a bold statement with a direct source listed.
 * 8) The section on "barriers" has no citations. Especially when working with information about other cultures, it is useful to have sources listed to support opinions.
 * 9) Under the "stranger on a train phenomenon" section, the statements begin to veer into sounding like a research paper. The statement "some researchers" is broad and does not point to any one fact in particular. The section then delves into potential motivations behind the phenomenon like a researcher, rather than serving the purpose of Wikipedia and informing based entirely on sources.
 * 10) The section on "Social Exchange Theory" has no sources listed. There are summaries of other theories listed that could use supporting information. The link to the page devoted to Social Exchange Theory is helpful, but the information listed here is not cited. The "comparison level" and "comparison level of alternatives" sections contain direct quotes with no citations.
 * 11) The number of references in the reference section make the article seem very legitimate and thorough. All of the links I checked worked.
 * 12) Talk page
 * 13) This article is part of a WikiProject and was a course assignment in 2014.
 * 14) The talk pages address many of the issues I noted, primarily those that deal with lack of citations
 * 15) I made a note of a potential change I think would be useful. I also see someone from our program made a note on this page last year! So neat!

Choose Your Topic: Article (Affection Exchange Theory)

Initial Thoughts:


 * The lead sentence does not provide a good summary of the theory.
 * This article, including the lead, is written like a research paper.
 * There are quotations and APA in-text citations rather than Wikipedia citations.
 * The article only has three references, two of which are the original documents from the theorist.

I would like to add supporting information, provide a deeper look into the theory, give applications of the theory, and revise the existing information to read more like a Wikipedia article.

Potential References:

https://healthresearchfunding.org/affection-exchange-theory-explained/

Horan, S., & Booth-Butterfield, M. (2010). Investing in affection: An investigation of Affection Exchange Theory and relational qualities. Communication Studies 58(4) p. 394-413. Retrieved from: https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.libdata.lib.ua.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=43cd0dd4-828e-4ceb-baf4-f18c1d7e8bd5%40sdc-v-sessmgr02

Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (1998). The measurement of affectionate communication. Communication Quarterly, 46, 144-162. DOI: 10.1080/01463379809370092.

Floyd, K. (2001b). Human affection exchange: I. Reproductive probability as a predictor of men's affection with their sons. Journal of Men's Studies, 10 (1). Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.libdata.lib.ua.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.80159383&site=eds-live&scope=site

Floyd, K. (2002). Human affectionate exchange: V. Attributes of the highly affectionate. Communication Quarterly, 50, 135-152. DOI: 10.1080/01463370209385653.

Floyd, K. (2014). Relational and health correlates of affection deprivation. Western Journal of Communication (78)4 383-403. Retrieved from: https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.libdata.lib.ua.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=12&sid=43cd0dd4-828e-4ceb-baf4-f18c1d7e8bd5%40sdc-v-sessmgr02

Mansson, D. (2013). Testing the grandchildren's received affection scale using affection exchange theory. Retrieved from: a https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.libdata.lib.ua.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=8&sid=43cd0dd4-828e-4ceb-baf4-f18c1d7e8bd5%40sdc-v-sessmgr02

Hesse, C. & Floyd, K. (2010). Affection mediates the impact of alexithyma on relationships. Personality and Individual Differences (50) 451-456. Retrieved from: https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/6982506/Pers%20Ind%20Diff.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DAffectionate_experience_mediates_the_eff.pdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A%2F20190604%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20190604T191912Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=378e95c2c86425f535836cd764bb2d4e0b893a03c6f9834297a299f6efd0fc90