Communicating affection in dyadic relationships: An assessment of behavior and expectancies

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 68-80

  Floyd, Kory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0002148590     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379709370045     Document Type: Article

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