The effect of anticipated future interaction and initial impression valence on relational communication in computer-mediated interaction

Communication Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-70

  Ramirez, Artemio ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Mediated Communication; Predicted Outcome Value Theory; Relational Communication; Social Information Processing Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548318500     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970601168699     Document Type: Article

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