Testing the efficacy of a communication training program to increase argumentativeness and argumentative behavior in adolescents

Communication Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-286

  Rancer, Andrew S ^a   Whitecap, Valerie Goff ^b   Kosberg, Roberta L ^c   Avtgis, Theodore A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b Fort Couch Middle School   (United States)

^c CURRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Argumentativeness; Communication skills; Training; Verbal aggressiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038969044     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634529709379101     Document Type: Article

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