Toward a communication theory of the demand/withdraw pattern of interaction in interpersonal relationships

New Directions in Interpersonal Communication Research

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 180-200

  Caughlin, John P ^a   Scott, Allison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781483349619.n9     Document Type: Chapter

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