Interactive Uncertainty Reduction Strategies and Verbal Affection in Computer-Mediated Communication

Communication Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 757-780

  Antheunis, Marjolijn L ^a   Schouten, Alexander P ^b   Valkenburg, Patti M ^c   Peter, Jochen ^c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

computer mediated communication; content analysis; question asking; self disclosure; social information processing theory; statements of affection; uncertainty reduction theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868102802     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650211410420     Document Type: Article

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