College students' use of relational management strategies in email in long-distance and geographically close relationships

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 381-404

  Johnson, Amy Janan ^a   Haigh, Michel M ^b   Becker, Jennifer A H ^c   Craig, Elizabeth A ^a   Wigley, Shelley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); STUDENTS;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; EMAIL MESSAGES; GEOGRAPHICS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP; IS ASSURANCE; MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; SELF-DISCLOSURE;

ELECTRONIC MAIL;

EID: 39049115613     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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