Humor in conflict discussions: Comparing partners' perceptions

Humor

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-303

  Bippus, Amy M ^a   Young, Stacy L ^a   Dunbar, Norah E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; couples; interpersonal communication; relationship satisfaction; stimulated recall

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960958647     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HUMR.2011.018     Document Type: Article

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