Interpersonal communication motives as a predictor of early and middle adulthood siblings' use of relational maintenance behaviors

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-167

  Myers, Scott A ^a   Brann, Maria ^a   Rittenour, Christine E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal Communication Motives; Relational Maintenance Behaviors; Sibling Communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902989536     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090802022028     Document Type: Article

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