The process of relationship development and deterioration: Turning points in friendships that have terminated

Amy Janan Johnson Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73019 E-mail: [email protected].

Elaine Wittenberg Doctoral students, Department of Communication, Norman, OK, 73019 Phone: 405–325–3111 Fax: 405–325–3111 E-mail: [email protected]

Michel Haigh Doctoral students, Department of Communication, Norman, OK, 73019 Phone: 405–325–3111 Fax: 405–325–3111 E-mail: [email protected]

Shelley Wigley Doctoral students, Department of Communication, Norman, OK, 73019 Phone: 405–325–3111 Fax: 405–325–3111 E-mail: [email protected]

Jennifer Becker Doctoral students, Department of Communication, Norman, OK, 73019 Phone: 405–325–3111 Fax: 405–325–3111 E-mail: [email protected]

Ken Brown Doctoral students, Department of Communication, Norman, OK, 73019 Phone: 405–325–3111 Fax: 405–325–3111 E-mail: Kenneth.M.Brown‐[email protected]

Elizabeth Craig Masters student, Department of Communication, Norman, OK, 73019 Phone: 405–325–3111 Fax: 405–325–3111 E-mail: Elizabeth.A.Craig‐[email protected]

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This study examines friendships that have ended. Five recalled trajectories for dissolved friendships were found. Certain turning points were generally associated with increases in friendship closeness, while others were associated with decreases in closeness. In addition, gender differences were found for several of the turning points reported. Implications are discussed for interpersonal communication research based on a traditional linear conceptualization of relational development and deterioration.

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