Small group relational satisfaction scale: Development, reliability and validity

Communication Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 220-233

  Anderson, Carolyn M ^a   Martin, Matthew M ^b   Riddle, B L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

And loneliness; Group attitudes; Group outcomes; Relational satisfaction; Relational Satisfaction Scale; Role feedback; Small group communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544436512     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970109388555     Document Type: Article

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