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ADVANCES IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Antecedents and Consequences of the Perceived Threat of Sexual Communication: A Test of the Relational Turbulence Model

Jennifer A. Theiss Department of Communication, Rutgers UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Roi Estlein School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya; School of Social Work, University of Haifa, IsraelView further author information
Pages 404-425 | Published online: 15 Nov 2013

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