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“You’re doing great. Keep doing what you’re doing”: socially supportive communication during first-generation college students’ socialization

Angela N. Gist-MackeyDepartment of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Marissa L. WileyDepartment of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-5319View further author information
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Joseph ErbaWilliam Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USAView further author information
Pages 52-72 | Received 07 Jun 2017, Accepted 06 Oct 2017, Published online: 06 Nov 2017

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