Support provider mood and familiar versus unfamiliar events: An investigation of social support quality

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-224

  Egbert, Nichole ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comforting; Constructivism; Mood; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006518994     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370309370151     Document Type: Article

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