Development and validation of the active empathetic listening scale

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-180

  Drollinger, Tanya ^a   Comer, Lucette B ^b   Warrington, Patricia T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33244476058     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20105     Document Type: Review

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