Analysis and improvement of the measurement of interpersonal attraction and homophily

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-31

  McCroskey, Linda L ^a   McCroskey, James C ^b   Richmond, Virginia P ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homophily; Interpersonal attraction; Measurement; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009460748     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370500270322     Document Type: Article

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