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Communication Studies: Recent submissions
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Thoughts about talk in romantic relationships: Similarity makes for attraction (and happiness, too)
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 1994)This current study assessed whether heterosexual dating partners are similar in their values about communication and how well such similarities predict partners’ attraction to one another and satisfaction with their ... -
Similarity in cognitive complexity and attraction to friends and lovers: Experimental and correlational studies
(Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 1997)Two studies are reported examining whether similarities in cognitive complexity foster different forms of interpersonal attraction. Study 1 provided an experimental test of the hypothesis that perceivers would be more ... -
Relational implications of communication skill evaluations and love styles.
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2003)As values placed by individuals on communication skills may associate with experiences of romantic love, this study explores relationships between communication values and the adoption of six major love styles (Lee, 1973). ... -
Narrative approaches to raising consciousness about sexual harassment: From research to pedagogy and back again
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 1996)In this paper we discuss narrative from both a theoretical and pedagogical perspective. After briefly reviewing the theoretical possibilities of narrative for addressing the problem of sexual harassment, we discuss how ... -
Men’s and women’s evaluations of communication skills in personal relationships: When sex differences make a difference—and when they don’t
(SAGE Publishing, 1996-05)Much recent research on gender and communication has emphasized differences in men's and women's communicative conduct, with some theorists going so far as to claim that men and women constitute different cultures. However, ... -
Making Sense of New Orleans Flood Trauma Recovery: Ethics, Research Design, and Policy Considerations for Future Disasters
(Blackwell Publishing, 2006-12)This article details the justification and plans of a research team for studying and helping evacuees of Hurricane Katrina from New Orleans to recover by encouraging experimental participants to disclose information about ... -
Identity Implications of Influence Goals: Similarities in Perceived face Threats and Facework Across Sex and Close Relationships
(SAGE, 2000-06)This study tests the generalizability of Wilson, Aleman, & Leatham’s revised analysis of face threats and facework during compliance-gaining episodes. According to this revised analysis, threats to face arise from tacit ... -
Grief, Glory, and Political Capital in the Capitol: Presidents Eulogizing Presidents
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2006-08-20)Kunkel and Dennis (2003) established a framework for the examination of contemporary eulogia drawn from the comforting and social support paradigms found in psychology and communication literatures. Dennis and Kunkel (2004) ... -
Grief consolation in eulogy rhetoric: An integrative framework
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2003)In an ever more deadly and uncertain world, rhetoric honoring the deceased is still examined as though that was its primary, if not only, function. Some critics of eulogia also identify the consolation of survivors but ... -
Fallen heroes, lifted hearts: Consolation in contemporary presidential eulogia
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2004)A. D. Kunkel and M. R. Dennis (2003) demonstrated that examining texts for identified components of eulogia, as drawn from the comforting and social support paradigms found in psychology and communication literatures (i.e., ... -
Explaining sex differences in the evaluation of comforting messages: The mediating role of interaction goals
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2002)The current study hypothesized that sex differences in evaluations of comforting messages could be accounted for in terms of the extent to which people indicated they would pursue affectively oriented versus instrumentally ... -
Contemporary university students’ ratings of the characteristics of men, women, and CEOs
(Ammons Scientific, 2003-12)Very few women have reached the highest echelons of corporate America, perhaps because gender stereotypes, including perceptions of women that vary from those of successful executives, block their promotion and advancement. ... -
Assessing explanations for sex differences in emotional support: A test of the different cultures and skill specialization accounts
(John Wiley & Sons, 1999-03)Research documents sex differences in interpersonal behaviors, such as comforting and emotional support, with women consistently being more likely than men to engage in comforting behavior, to produce sophisticated comforting ... -
Problematic Integration Theory, Appraisal Theory, and the Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2008-09-26)Problematic integration (Babrow, 1992) and appraisal (Lazarus, 1991) theories are utilized to analyze the beneficial coping and social support produced within the discourse of Bosom Buddies, a breast cancer support group. ... -
Negotiating romantic and sexual relationships: Patterns and meanings of mediated interaction
(University of Kansas, 2011-04-26)Everyday life is characterized by multimodality (Walther & Parks, 2002), but little research has examined how media use is incorporated into romantic/sexual relationships. The purpose of this dissertation was to better ... -
Anticipatory Organizational Socialization: Graduating College Students' Messages, Information-Seeking, Career Conceptualizations, and Expectations
(University of Kansas, 2010-08-31)This qualitative study explored how traditional, graduating college students at a Midwestern public university described their anticipatory socialization processes regarding post- collegiate, organizational work. Specifically, ... -
The development of persuasive abilities in college students
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Fragmentation and Social Polarization: The Character of Political Attitude Extremism in America.
(University of Kansas, 2011-04-27)In spite of growing concerns about political extremism, no adequate measure exists to empirically test the character of political attitudes. The purpose of this study was to develop a measurement of political attitude ... -
The Economic Cost of Instructional Coaching
(University of Kansas, 2010-12-17)School-based instructional coaching is one of the fastest growing approaches to professional development today; however, little is known about the impact on student achievement or about the cost (Darling-Hammond et al., ... -
SALIENCE OVER SUSTAINABILITY: PRESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL RHETORIC FROM FDR TO BARACK OBAMA
(University of Kansas, 2010-12-03)The first seventeen months of the Obama administration, despite the promise of change, largely continued the American tradition of conservative environmentalism. Instead of arguing for environmental policy with environmental ...