Assessing explanations for sex differences in emotional support: A test of the different cultures and skill specialization accounts

Human Communication Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 307-340

  Kunkel, Adrianne W ^a   Burleson, Brant R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033084452     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.1999.tb00448.x     Document Type: Article

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