In defense of the argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness scales

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-154

  Infante, Dominic A ^a   Rancer, Andrew S ^a   Wigley III, Charles J ^a  

^a CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication theory; Interpersonal communication; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956188107     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2011.563439     Document Type: Article

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