Attachment style differences and similarities in evaluations of affective communication skills and person-centered comforting messages

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-249

  Jones, Susanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment Styles; Communication Skills; Person Centeredness

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144499395     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310500202405     Document Type: Article

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