Assessing the measurement invariance of relational maintenance behavior when face-to-face and online

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-37

  Ledbetter, Andrew M ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Mediated Communication; Instant Messaging; Interpersonal Communication; Relational Maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953896801     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090903526620     Document Type: Article

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