When is topic avoidance unsatisfying? examining moderators of the association between avoidance and dissatisfaction

Human Communication Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 479-513

  Caughlin, John P ^a   Afifi, Tamara D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 7044245993     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/30.4.479     Document Type: Article

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