Development of the nonverbal immediacy scale (NIS): Measures of self‐and other‐perceived nonverbal immediacy

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 504-517

  Richmond, Virginia P ^a   McCroskey, James C ^a   Johnson, Aaron D ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Nonverbal immediacy; Other perceived immediacy; Self perceived immediacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644986088     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370309370170     Document Type: Article

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