Interpersonal trust and social skill in seeking social support among Chinese and Americans

Communication Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-53

  Mortenson, Steven T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Interpersonal trust; Social skills; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149175878     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650208326460     Document Type: Article

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