Marital satisfaction is gaining increasing concern in modern society. The current review
proposes the dynamic goal theory of marital satisfaction to integrate previous findings about …

A relational approach to the study of interpersonal communication Close Encounters:
Communication in Relationships, Fifth Edition helps students better understand their …

The Handbook of Communication Skills is recognised as one of the core texts in the field of
communication, offering a state-of-the-art overview of this rapidly evolving field of study. This …

This textbook provides an integrated and organized foundation for students seeking a brief
but comprehensive introduction to the field of relationship science. It emphasizes the …

This meta-analysis examines the five factors from the Relational Maintenance Strategies
Measure (RMSM, ie, positivity, openness, assurances, social networks, and sharing tasks) …

Although the influential role of word-of-mouth communication has been known for decades,
a more recent phenomenon is the emergence of explicit organizational efforts to stimulate …

The most frequently utilized measures of relational maintenance (ie, the five-factor relational
maintenance strategies measure, or RMSM, and the revised seven-factor RMSM) suffer from …

This multidisciplinary text introduces the concepts, methodologies, theories, and empirical
findings of the field of interpersonal relationships. Information is drawn from psychology …

Resilience in marriage is tied to the manner in which people strategically maintain their
relationships. The associations between perceptions of five relational maintenance …