Expectancy violations in relationships with friends and media figures

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-111

  Cohen, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Celebrity; Expectancy Violations; Friendship; Parasocial; Relationship Transgressions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959667958     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824091003737836     Document Type: Article

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