Confirmation in parent-adolescent relationships and adolescent openness: Toward extending confirmation theory

Communication Monographs

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 434-458

  Dailey, René M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmation; Openness; Parent adolescent communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751532210     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750601055432     Document Type: Article

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