The value of instrumental and affective communication skills in different relational stages

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 192-203

  Finn, Amber ^a   Powers, William G ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective communication; Communication skill value; Companionship; Instrumental communication; Relationship stages

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644445392     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370209385656     Document Type: Article

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