| Applying communication theory for professional life: A practical introduction M Dainton, ED Zelley Sage publications, 2022 | 716 | 2022 |
| Measuring routine and strategic relational maintenance: Scale revision, sex versus gender roles, and the prediction of relational characteristics L Stafford, M Dainton, S Haas Communications Monographs 67 (3), 306-323, 2000 | 532 | 2000 |
| Routine maintenance behaviors: A comparison of relationship type, partner similarity and sex differences M Dainton, L Stafford Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 10 (2), 255-271, 1993 | 480 | 1993 |
| A relational uncertainty analysis of jealousy, trust, and maintenance in long‐distance versus geographically close relationships M Dainton, B Aylor Communication Quarterly 49 (2), 172-188, 2001 | 283 | 2001 |
| Patterns of communication channel use in the maintenance of long‐distance relationships M Dainton, B Aylor Communication Research Reports 19 (2), 118-129, 2002 | 251 | 2002 |
| Maintenance strategies and physical affection as predictors of love, liking, and satisfaction in marriage M Dainton, L Stafford, DJ Canary Communication Reports 7 (2), 88-98, 1994 | 243 | 1994 |
| Maintenance behaviors, expectations for maintenance, and satisfaction: Linking comparison levels to relational maintenance strategies M Dainton Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 17 (6), 827-842, 2000 | 224 | 2000 |
| Maintaining relationships through communication: Relational, contextual, and cultural variations DJ Canary, M Dainton Routledge, 2003 | 181 | 2003 |
| Routine and strategic maintenance efforts: Behavioral patterns, variations associated with relational length, and the prediction of relational characteristics M Dainton, B Aylor Communication Monographs 69 (1), 52-66, 2002 | 155 | 2002 |
| Equity and uncertainty in relational maintenance M Dainton Western Journal of Communication (includes Communication Reports) 67 (2 …, 2003 | 151 | 2003 |
| The use of negative behaviors to maintain relationships M Dainton, J Gross Communication Research Reports 25 (3), 179-191, 2008 | 140 | 2008 |
| Maintaining relationships DJ Canary, M Dainton The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships, 727-743, 2006 | 137 | 2006 |
| The myths and misconceptions of the stepmother identity: Descriptions and prescriptions for identity management M Dainton Family Relations, 93-98, 1993 | 130 | 1993 |
| Biological sex and psychological gender as predictors of routine and strategic relational maintenance B Aylor, M Dainton Sex Roles 50, 689-697, 2004 | 108 | 2004 |
| Antecedents in romantic jealousy experience, expression, and goals B Aylor, M Dainton Western Journal of Communication (includes Communication Reports) 65 (4 …, 2001 | 108 | 2001 |
| Maintaining relationships on Facebook: Associations with uncertainty, jealousy, and satisfaction MC Stewart, M Dainton, AK Goodboy Communication Reports 27 (1), 13-26, 2014 | 96 | 2014 |
| Maintaining friendships throughout the lifespan M Dainton, E Zelley, E Langan Maintaining relationships through communication, 79-102, 2003 | 94 | 2003 |
| Relationship maintenance on Facebook: Development of a measure, relationship to general maintenance, and relationship satisfaction M Dainton College Student Journal 47 (1), 113-121, 2013 | 75 | 2013 |
| Parent–child communication within the family system L Stafford, M Dainton Parents, children, and communication, 3-21, 2013 | 73 | 2013 |
| An interdependence approach to relationship maintenance in interracial marriage M Dainton Journal of Social Issues 71 (4), 772-787, 2015 | 70 | 2015 |
