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Original Articles

Toward competence in interpersonal communication: Constitutive traits, skills and dimensions

Pages 557-581 | Accepted 01 Mar 2001, Published online: 04 Jun 2010

Notes

  • Riggio , ed. 1986 . Social Skills Inventory
  • Buhrmester , eds. 1988 . Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire
  • Burleson and Samter , eds. 1990 . Communication Functions Questionnaire
  • Bubas , ed. 1995 . Interpersonal Communication Skills Questionnaires
  • Costa and McCrae , eds. 1992 . Revised NEO Personality Inventory
  • Eysenck and Eysenck , eds. 1992 . Eysenck Personality Scales
  • Hendricks , eds. 1999 . Five‐Factor Personality Inventory

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