Aspects of receiving information: The relationship between listening preferences, communication apprehension, receiver apprehension, and communicator style

International Journal of Listening

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-67

  Bodie, Graham D ^a   Villaume, William A ^b  

^a Research Analyst   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication Apprehension; Communicator Style; Listening Preference; Listening Style; Receiver Apprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055301340     PISSN: 10904018     EISSN: 1932586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2003.10499055     Document Type: Article

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