The mediating roles of liking and obligation on the relationship between favors and compliance

Communication Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 178-197

  Goei, Ryan ^a   Lindsey, Lisa L Massi ^a   Boster, Franklin J ^a   Skalski, Paul D ^a   Bowman, Jonathan M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Favors; Liking; Norm of reciprocity; Pregiving

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037249319     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650202250877     Document Type: Review

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