The influence of thinking styles on responses to supportive messages

Communication Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 224-238

  Feng, Bo ^a   Lee, Key Jung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advice; Emotional support; Experientiality; Rationality; Supportive communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960497944     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510971003604000     Document Type: Article

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