Understanding communication processes is the goal of most communication researchers.
Rarely are we satisfied merely ascertaining whether messages have an effect on some …

Using a conceptual, non-mathematical approach, the updated Third Edition provides full
coverage of the wide range of multivariate topics that graduate students across the social …

What is the role of an interpersonal communication textbook? Knapp and Vangelisti believe
that part of this role is to “identify several important patterns of communication” as they …

This investigation tested a theoretical model of communication behavior with specific
Facebook friends, such that attitudes toward (a) online self-disclosure, and (b) online social …

The family occupies a central position in the lives of individuals and also is humanity's most
enduring and most fundamental social institution. Ancestral humans belonged to and …

Based on emotional response theory (ERT), recent researchers have observed connections
between teachers' communication behaviors and students' emotional reactions. In the …

This paper reports a series of studies that develop an empirically-derived instrument for
assessing online communication attitude, a multidimensional set of individual cognitive …

Although scholars from various fields now argue that emotion is a critical resource for
individuals as they learn and make sense of information, the topic is only just emerging as a …

Seeking social support remains a relatively understudied aspect of supportive
communication. By integrating the literatures on family communication patterns (FCPs) and …

Social media greatly facilitate online social interaction among friends, and user behavior in
social interaction may be influenced by interpersonal relationships. While individuals …