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Mobile Phones in Romantic Relationships and the Dialectic of Autonomy Versus Connection

Robert L. Duran Bowling Green State University, 1981) is a professor in the School of Communication at the University of HartfordCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lynne Kelly Pennsylvania State University, 1982) is a professor in the School of Communication at the University of HartfordView further author information
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Teodora Rotaru University of Hartford, 2007)View further author information
Pages 19-36 | Published online: 06 Feb 2011

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