Interpersonal communication motives and message design logic: Exploring their interaction on perceptions of competence

Communication Monographs

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 208-225

  Hullman, Gwen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Interpersonal Communication Motives; Message Design Logic

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244250453     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0363775042000250411     Document Type: Article

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