College students' expectations of conflict intensity: A self-fulfilling prophecy

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-76

  DiPaola, Benjamin M ^a   Roloff, Michael E ^a   Peters, Kristopher M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict intensity; Confrontation; Expectations of conflict; Self fulfilling prophecies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957925059     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370903532245     Document Type: Article

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