Effects of interpersonal goals on inadvertent intrapersonal influence in computer-mediated communication

Human Communication Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-347

  Walther, Joseph B ^a   Van Der Heide, Brandon ^b   Tong, Stephanie Tom ^a   Carr, Caleb T ^a   Atkin, Charles K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954586365     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2010.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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