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Publication details [#40776]
Afifi, Walid A. and Judith L. Weiner. 2004. Toward a Theory of Motivated Information Management. Communication Theory 14 (2) : 167–190.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Oxford University Press
Journal WWW
Annotation
This study advances a theory of motivated information-management that proposes a three-phase process of information-management in interpersonal encounters, emphasizes the role of efficacy, and takes into account the interactive nature of information-management in this context.