The relationship of communication apprehension to communication behavior: A meta-analysis

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 214-226

  Allen, Mike ^a   Bourhis, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication apprehension; Communication behavior; Communication competence; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001571639     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379609370011     Document Type: Article

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