An inductive analysis of verbal immediacy: Alternative conceptualization of relational verbal approach/avoidance strategies

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-40

  Mottet, Timothy P ^a   Richmond, Virginia P ^b  

^a AUSTIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

approach avoidance verbal strategies; linguistic code; nonverbal immediacy; Verbal immediacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949771540     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379809370082     Document Type: Article

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