BURGOON AND HER COLLEAGUES have identified seven dimensions of communication: dominance-submission, emotional arousal, composure, similarity, formality, task versus social orientation, and intimacy (Burgoon, Buller, Hale, & DeTurck, 1984; Burgoon & Hale, 1984). Intimacy is the broadest and most often studied dimension; it includes the themes of trust, depth, affection, intensity, and receptivit...
