Chronemic cues and sex differences in relational e-mail: Perceiving immediacy and supportive message quality

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 466-482

  Ledbetter, Andrew M ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronemics; Computer mediated communication; E mail; Emotional empathy; Immediacy; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349171323     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439308314812     Document Type: Article

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