Mobile communication in romantic relationships: Mobile phone use, relational uncertainty, love, commitment, and attachment styles

Communication Reports

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-51

  Jin, Borae ^a   Peña, Jorge F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment Styles; Cell Phone; Commitment; Love; Mobile Communication; Relational Uncertainty; Romantic Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950978051     PISSN: 08934215     EISSN: 17451043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08934211003598742     Document Type: Article

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