Giving and receiving emotional support online: Communication competence as a moderator of psychosocial benefits for women with breast cancer

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-22

  Yoo, Woohyun ^a   Namkoong, Kang ^b   Choi, Mina ^a   Shah, Dhavan V ^a   Tsang, Stephanie ^a   Hong, Yangsun ^a   Aguilar, Michael ^a   Gustafson, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Computer mediated social support groups; Emotional communication competence; Emotional support

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS; EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DISEASES;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84883205934     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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