The strength of strong ties: Media multiplexity, communication motives, and the maintenance of geographically close friendships

Communication Reports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-24

  Miczo, Nathan ^a   Mariani, Theresa ^b   Donahue, Crystal ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CMC; Computer Mediated Communication; Friendship; Interpersonal Communication; Media Multiplexity; Motives; Relational Maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953849712     PISSN: 08934215     EISSN: 17451043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08934215.2011.555322     Document Type: Article

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