The Evaluation of Advice in Supportive Interactions: Facework and Contextual Factors

Human Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 451-463

  MacGeorge, Erina L ^a,c   Lichtman, Rochelle M ^a   Pressey, Lauren C ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036331312     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/28.3.451     Document Type: Article

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