The content and dimensionality of communication styles

Communication Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-206

  De Vries, Reinout E ^a   Bakker Pieper, Angelique ^a   Siberg, Robert Alting ^a   Van Gameren, Kim ^a   Vlug, Martijn ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adjectives; Communication; Communication styles; Factor structure; Interpersonal communication; Language; Personality; Verbs

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849156238     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650208330250     Document Type: Article

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