Cultural differences in equity theory predictions of relational maintenance strategies

Human Communication Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 384-406

  Yum, Young Ok ^a   Canary, Daniel J ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 66749148977     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2009.01356.x     Document Type: Article

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