Relational messages, perceptions of hurt, and biological stress reactions to a disconfirming interaction

Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-72

  Priem, Jennifer S ^a   McLaren, Rachel M ^b   Solomon, Denise Haunani ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Hurt; Physiological stress; Relational messages

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649130052     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650209351470     Document Type: Article

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