Communication processes that predict young adults' feelings of being caught and their associations with mental health and family satisfaction

Communication Monographs

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-228

  Schrodt, Paul ^a   Afifi, Tamara D ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Demand withdraw patterns; Disclosure; Feeling caught; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547474682     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750701390085     Document Type: Article

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