“Sad monkey see, monkey do:” Nonverbal matching in emotional support encounters

Communication Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-86

  Jones, Susanne M ^a   Wirtz, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional Support; Interaction Adaptation; Matching; Nonverbal Immediacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649084686     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970601168731     Document Type: Article

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