Conflicting Communications: A Longitudinal Study

Abstract

Changes in the amount of conflicting communication experienced by 30 male students were measured over four years from the age of 20 to 23 years using the Conflicting Communication Scale (Yeomans et al. 1970). It was found that the amount of conflicting communication experienced decreased significantly each year over the four year period.

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