Verbal aggression in the college classroom: Perceived instructor use and student affective learning

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-45

  Myers, Scott A ^a   Knox, Ronda L ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective learning; Humor; Sex differenvces; Swearing; Verbal aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040566576     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379909370122     Document Type: Article

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