Does it make a difference if they hurt you in a funny way? Humorously and non‐humorously phrased hurtful messages in personal relationships

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-52

  Young, Stacy L ^a   Bippus, Amy M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Humor; Hurt; Hurtful messages

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242639180     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370109385613     Document Type: Article

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