College students' use of behavioral alteration techniques as a function of aggressive communication

Communication Education

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-73

  Kennedy Lightsey, Carrie D ^a   Myers, Scott A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Argumentativeness; Effectiveness; Likelihood of use; Student BATs; Verbal Aggressiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649107325     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520802272299     Document Type: Article

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