Family communication standards what counts as excellent family communication and how are such standards associated with family satisfaction?

Human Communication Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-40

  Caughlin, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0037281507     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/29.1.5     Document Type: Review

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