A Review and Meta-Analysis of Person-Centered Messages and Social Support Outcomes

Communication Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-118

  High, Andrew C ^a   Dillard, James Price ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort; Meta Analysis; Perceived Effectiveness; Person Centered Hierarchy; Social Support; Verbal Person Centered Messages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855930676     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2011.598208     Document Type: Article

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