Situational formality, personality, and avoidance-avoidance conflict as causes of interpersonal equivocation

Southern Communication Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-299

  Bello, Richard ^a  

^a Sam Houston University   (United States)

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EID: 85007863341     PISSN: 1041794X     EISSN: 19303203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10417940509373335     Document Type: Article

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