Sex differences in goals for supportive interactions

Communication Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-46

  MacGeorge, Erina L ^a   Feng, Bo ^d   Butler, Ginger L ^b   Dane, Jennifer L ^c   Passalacqua, Stacey A ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEIJING FOREIGN STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Adventure Center at Pretty Lake   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Goals; Personality; Responsibility; Sex differences; Supportive communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244472535     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0008957042000332232     Document Type: Article

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