Factors that influence recipients' appraisals of hurtful communication

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-303

  Young, Stacy L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisals; Contextual model of relational interaction; Hurtful communication; Perceived support; Relational quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542596294     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407504042833     Document Type: Article

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