The Cyber Factor: An Analysis of Relational Maintenance Through the Use of Computer-Mediated Communication

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-43

  Houser, Marian L ^a   Fleuriet, Christina ^b   Estrada, Dawn ^c  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hawkeye Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer Mediated Communication; Relational Maintenance; Relationship Type

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856078550     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2011.639911     Document Type: Article

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