Skill deficit or differential motivation? Testing alternative explanations for gender differences in the provision of emotional support

Authors

Erina L. MacGeorge
Seth J. Gillihan, Haverford CollegeFollow
Wendy Samter
Ruth A. Clark

Document Type

Journal Article

Role

Author

Standard Number

0093-6502

Journal Title

Communication Research

Volume

30

Issue

3

First Page

272

Last Page

303

Publication Date

6-2003

Repository Citation

MacGeorge, E. L., Gillihan, S. J., Samter, W., & Clark, R. A. (2003). Skill deficit or differential motivation? Testing alternative explanations for gender differences in the provision of emotional support. Communication Research, 29, 1-32.