The ecology of academic risk: Relationships between communication apprehension, verbal aggression, supportive communication, and students’ academic risk status

Communication Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-21

  Lippert, Lance R ^a   Titsworth, B Scott ^b   Hunt, Stephen K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic success; Academic support; Communication apprehension; Communication needs of students at risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944471023     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0008957042000332223     Document Type: Article

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