Topic avoidance as a multiplex phenomenon among individuals transitioning from dating to cohabitation

Atlantic Journal of Communication · 2026-04-02

Communication: Basic Properties and Their Relevance to Relationship Research

Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2026-02-09

The Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model Applied to Cohabitors

Family Transitions · 2026-02-27

Personal Relationships

Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2026-02-09

The Effect of Quantitative and Qualitative Cues on Social Media Users’ Engagement

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2024-01-01

Conceptualizing Injured Partners’ Relational Uncertainty Following Marital Infidelity: A Relational Turbulence Theory Perspective

Journal of Family Communication · 2024-11-29 · 1 citations

The enactment of relational maintenance when Guatemalan parents are forcibly separated from their families due to deportation

Journal of Applied Communication Research · 2023-05-23 · 4 citations

This study examines how parents deported to Guatemala from the United States (U.S.) use relational maintenance strategies to preserve relationships with their family living in the U.S. In a context of forced separation where family reunification is severely constrained, this study considers economic, social, and cultural impacts on individuals’ abilities to engage in relational maintenance. Interviews conducted in Guatemala with parents having previously been deported from the U.S. were coded and analyzed using contextualist thematic analysis. Findings revealed that relational maintenance is crucial to family preservation, with parents relying on assurances, positivity, advice-giving, and social networks to maintain a sense of relational continuity and their own position of influence within the family. Parents faced barriers to enacting strategies of shared tasks, openness, and conflict management. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed.

Reflections on Dementia-Related Stigma and Direct Support Seeking by Family Caregivers as Mediating Associations Between Caregiver Stress, Burden, and Well-Being

Health Communication · 2023-10-24 · 3 citations

= 375) completed a Qualtrics survey. Path analysis revealed ADRD behavioral symptoms predicted both caregiver and layperson forms of stigma. Layperson stigma also intervened between behavioral symptoms and caregiver burden. Direct support seeking mediated the association between caregiver burden and well-being. Findings underscore the utility of including stigma within ADRD caregiver stress models and studying caregiver health from network and communication perspectives.

Mentoring: the unbroken circle

Communication Education · 2022-01-02

Introduction

2021-11-16

The word family is laden with imagery. For some, it brings to mind warm, supportive thoughts – scenes of chatty dinners, laughter-filled holidays, and comforting embraces. Although the images evoked by the term family vary widely, they tend to have one thing in common: They are based on, formed, and maintained through communication. This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book focuses on the methods that researchers use to study family interaction. It includes material on underrepresented families and make note of the unique hurdles that individuals in these families face as they move through life. The book offers a comprehensive synthesis of recent literature on mate selection, courtship processes, and relationship development. It looks at the distinctive characteristics of midlife. The book also looks at the influence of divorce and single parenthood on children using a risk and resiliency approach.