Conceptualization and Measurement of Interpersonal Communication Motives

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Journal Article Conceptualization and Measurement of Interpersonal Communication Motives Get access Rebecca B. Rubin, Rebecca B. Rubin 1Rebecca B. Rubin (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign, 1975) is associate professor of speech communication at Kent State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Elizabeth M. Perse, Elizabeth M. Perse 2Elizabeth M. Perse (Ph. D., Kent State University, 1987) is assistant professor of communication at the University of Delaware Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Carole A. Barbato Carole A. Barbato 3Carole A. Barbato (M.A., Kent State University, 1975) is a doctoral student at Kent State University, and instructor of speech communication at Kent State University—East Liverpool. This research was supported in part by an award from the Kent State University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. An earlier version of this article, under the title "Interpersonal Uses of Communication," was presented at the International Communication Association convention, Montreal, Canada, May 1987. The authors wish to thank Tracy Wellmon, Lori Baird, and Cameron Armstrong for their assistance in conducting the study and Alan Rubin for his thoughtful comments on the manuscript Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Communication Research, Volume 14, Issue 4, June 1988, Pages 602–628, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1988.tb00169.x Published: 17 March 2006