Modeling everyday talk: Differences across communication media and sex composition of friendship dyads

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-241

  Ledbetter, Andrew M ^a   Broeckelman Post, Melissa A ^b   Krawsczyn, Adam M ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

computer mediated communication; everyday talk; friendship; sex differencessex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953233805     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407510377904     Document Type: Article

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