Understanding the Communicative Implications of Initial Impressions: A Longitudinal Test of Predicted Outcome Value Theory

Communication Education

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 234-252

  Horan, Sean M ^a   Houser, Marian L ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hostility; Indirect Interpersonal Aggression; Instructional Theory; Participation; Predicted Outcome Value; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863301019     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2012.671950     Document Type: Article

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