The Influential Role of Relational Messages in Group Interaction

Group Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-30

  Keyton, Joann ^a   Beck, Stephenson J ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; group; interaction analysis; relational; socioemotional

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049089126     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013495     Document Type: Article

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