Factors affecting women's verbal immediacy to sexually risky situations

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 312-319

  Hoyt, Tim ^a   Yeater, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

LIWC; Sexual victimization; Verbal immediacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449087041     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X09335256     Document Type: Article

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