Relational commitment and the silent treatment

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-21

  Wright, Courtney N ^a   Roloff, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ostracism; Relational Commitment; Silent Treatment; Social Confrontation; Stonewalling

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350258509     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090802636967     Document Type: Article

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