Wall of me: facebook self-disclosure and partner responsiveness resulting in confirmation or violation of expectations and consequences for intimacy and relationships.

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. November 2011. Major: Communication Studies. Advisor: Ascan Koerner, PH.D., 1 computer file (PDF) ix, 283 pages, appendices A-C.

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