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Interpersonal attraction as a communication accomplishment: Development of a measure of affinity‐seeking competence

Robert A. Bell Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 60201
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Sheryl W. Tremblay Doctoral student in the Department of Communication, University of Pittsburgh, 15260
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Nancy L. Buerkel‐Rothfuss Associate Professor of Speech Communication, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, 48859
Pages 1-18 | Published online: 06 Jun 2009

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