EFFECTS OF CONTEXT ON EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS OF TURKISH UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS

This study employed a diary method to investigate everyday conversatio ns. Consistent with a dynamic view of partner context interaction, it was predicted that conversations occurring in different contexts would show variations with respect to topics and conversation partners. Tur kish university students recorded durations, topics, and conversation partners of their conversations for seven consecutive days. Contexts, topics, and partners were categorized. Respondents were utilized as un its of analyses. Analyses revealed that context of conversations were related to topic and partner categories as well as intimacy ratings of partners and topics. (C) 1996 Academic Press Limited.