Gender, satisfaction level, and the use of relational maintenance strategies in marriage

Communication Monographs

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 354-369

  Ragsdale, J Donald ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Gendered communication; Relational maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039340381     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637759609376399     Document Type: Article

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