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The father‐young adult relationship: Interpersonal motives, self‐disclosure, and satisfaction

Matthew M. Martin Assistant Professor in the Communication Studies Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506
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Carolyn M. Anderson Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Department, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325
Pages 119-130 | Published online: 21 May 2009

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Keith Weber, Aaron Johnson & Michael Corrigan. (2004) Communcating emotional support and its relationship to feelings of being understood, trust, and self‐disclosure. Communication Research Reports 21:3, pages 316-323.
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JacobL. Cayanus & MatthewM. Martin. (2004) An instructor self‐disclosure scale. Communication Research Reports 21:3, pages 252-263.
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Kory Floyd & MarkT. Morman. (2003) Human Affection Exchange: II. Affectionate Communication in Father-Son Relationships. The Journal of Social Psychology 143:5, pages 599-612.
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Carole A. Barbato, Elizabeth E. Graham & Elizabeth M. Perse. (2003) Communicating in the Family: An Examination of the Relationship of Family Communication Climate and Interpersonal Communication Motives. Journal of Family Communication 3:3, pages 123-148.
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MarkT. Morman & Kory Floyd. (2002) A “changing culture of fatherhood”: Effects on affectionate communication, closeness, and satisfaction in men's relationships with their fathers and their sons. Western Journal of Communication 66:4, pages 395-411.
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ScottA. Myers & MeganF. Ferry. (2001) Interpersonal communication motives and nonverbal immediacy behaviors. Communication Research Reports 18:2, pages 182-191.
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ScottA. Myers, TimothyP. Mottet & MatthewM. Martin. (2000) The relationship between student communication motives and perceived instructor communicator style. Communication Research Reports 17:2, pages 161-170.
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CarolynM. Anderson, PaulR. Raptis, Yang Lin & FendrichR. Clark. (2000) Motives as predictors of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness of black and white adolescents. Communication Research Reports 17:2, pages 115-126.
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MarkT. Morman & Kory Floyd. (1999) Affectionate communication between fathers and young adult sons: Individual‐and relational‐level correlates. Communication Studies 50:4, pages 294-309.
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MatthewM. Martin, CarolynM. Anderson & TimothyP. Mottet. (1999) Perceived Understanding and Self-Disclosure in the Stepparent-Stepchild Relationship. The Journal of Psychology 133:3, pages 281-290.
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MatthewM. Martin, ScottA. Myers & TimothyP. Mottet. (1999) Students’ motives for communicating with their instructors. Communication Education 48:2, pages 155-164.
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MatthewM. Martin & CarolynM. Anderson. (1997) Aggressive communication traits: How similar are young adults and their parents in argumentativeness, assertiveness, and verbal aggressiveness. Western Journal of Communication 61:3, pages 299-314.
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