This study examined whether the type of support individuals receive when they are verbally ruminating affects their cognitive rumination (brooding), anxiety, and relationship satisfaction; 233 young adults were randomly assigned to be subject, others confederate. The confederate was trained provide “good support” or “poor subject who talked about a topic he/she had been recently. When ruminated received poor support, became more anxious dissatisfied with friendship. good satisfied...

Drawing on physiological research, this study explores disclosures after sexual activity, or "pillow talk." Oxytocin, better known as the "bonding hormone," has been associated with physical affection and intimacy. While hormone was originally studied for its role in childbirth, recent work started to explore oxytocin's other effects, such decreasing stress, perceptions of social threat, increasing bonding, ability read emotional cues. Together literature exchange theory (Floyd, Judd, &...

Journal Article In the Wake of Great Recession: Economic Uncertainty, Communication, and Biological Stress Responses in Families Get access Tamara Afifi, Afifi 1Department Communication Studies, University Iowa, IA 52240, USA, 1Corresponding author: Afifi; Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sharde Davis, Davis Anne F. Merrill, Merrill 2Department Arts Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, Park, PA 16801, Samantha Coveleski, Coveleski 3Department...

This study expands upon previous research by examining how the enhancement of a dating profile picture might influence perceptions interpersonal trustworthiness and this relationship further perceived attractiveness desire to date respective individual. Participants were exposed one four online conditions then asked rate person in profile, as well their trustworthiness. The results revealed that men more attractive female less trustworthy, while women found male with be trustworthy. An...

AbstractThe present study investigates individuals' experiences coming out to their parents as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer (GLBQ) how these first coming-out may relate future parent-child communication regarding sexual orientation. Specifically, this explores whether some individuals feel the need come a second time, if so, reasons for again strategies used do so. One hundred six GLBQ (ages 18 55) completed surveys about time potential time. Approximately one-quarter of participants...

This study examined how the COVID-19 pandemic and related work-from-home (WFH) mandates impacted use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) channels in workplace CMC influenced perceived quality supervisory relationships. A survey was administered during spring 2020 to a sample U.S. employees required work remotely due COVID-19. The findings indicated significant relationship between text messaging rapport, signal that building or maintaining interpersonal rapport today's may require more...

Addressing calls to advance critical quantitative approaches intersectionality, this study used multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) examine how female chronic pain patients' (N = 350) interactions with their healthcare providers are, in addition gender, shaped along axes race and socioeconomic status. Guided by intersectionality the theory communicative (dis)enfranchisement (TCD), illustrates methods can be identities intersect one another systems power produce complex communication...

Because of the high divorce rate and subsequent outpouring research on in United States other Westernized countries, is often framed from an individualistic perspective as a process that negotiated between two individuals – ‘his her divorce. ’A primary assumption spouses negotiate what best for them their children, seemingly irrespective extended kin or culture. This study provides more complex understanding role culture by examining network theory approaches. Interviews with 60 Mexican...

This study examined the utility of communication accommodation theory (CAT) to investigate stepchildren's perceptions patterns in typical interactions with their stepparents. A total 133 stepchildren completed an online survey about stepparents' accommodative and nonaccommodative behaviors. measure accommodation, overaccommodation, underaccommodation was created for this items were tested factor analysis. Findings indicate support CAT's predictions: stepparent overaccommodation predict...

This study investigates the association between individual differences in testosterone and communication after sexual activity. Two hundred fifty-three young adult participants (78% women, M age = 21 years, 73% White) provided saliva samples (later assayed for testosterone) subsequently, over a 2-week period, completed an online diary each time they engaged Individual levels were inversely associated with perceived benefits of, positively risks disclosing thoughts feelings to one’s partner...

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects emotional support discrepancy (ESD), or degree which people feel their standards for are met, immediately after a supportive interaction and in days following interaction. One hundred thirteen dating couples discussed laboratory topic that was stressful one partners then completed daily diary logs seven days. Immediately interaction, smaller ESD indirectly associated with more positive affect, less negative greater relationship satisfaction...

Misperceptions strongly influence the extent to which individuals comply with preventative measures. Social support from others, particularly given widespread mistrust in news media among those holding misperceptions, plays an important role shaping compliance The impact of social support, however, is not straightforward and all results greater compliance. goal this study examine COVID-19 misperceptions marshaling its associations emotions about masking as well findings broadly identify that...

Communication behavior during conversations about relational stressors has consequences for romantic relationships and may be associated with partners’ uncertainty satisfaction. The current study explored whether the hormone testosterone (T) is post-conversation outcomes through perceptions of (non)accommodative behaviors a stressful conversation. Data was collected from 50 mixed-sex college couples. results an actor-partner dyadic mediation model revealed that, women, T perceived partner...

Guided by implicit theories of relationships and sexual satisfaction the theory resilience relational load (TRRL), our study investigated mediating role communal strength on associations between beliefs regarding compatibility thriving in new romantic couples (≤ 6 months duration) facing a hypothetical scenario dysfunction (i.e., vulvovaginal pain or erectile dysfunction). Participants ( N = 461) completed an experimental survey which they imagined their partner was experiencing dysfunction....

The primary goal of this study was to examine patterns or groupings adolescents' hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) (measured through cortisol) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) salivary alpha amylase sAA) responses as a function their parents' communication skills. A related decipher whether adolescents who demonstrate different physiological reactivity vary in personal relational health. sample consisted 118 parent–adolescent dyads were asked talk about something stressful the...

The present study investigated the interaction of attachment security and genotype in oxytocin receptor gene on affectionate communication. Specifically, we predicted that individuals' for single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs53576 would show a stronger influence individuals with weak compared to strong security. One hundred sixty-four participants completed questionnaire measures about their communication provided saliva samples genetic analysis. In support gene-environment (G x E)...

Abstract In the past several decades, a robust line of research has developed in field communication exploring interpersonal outcomes receiving and giving affection. The present review offers an in‐depth examination on affectionate its implications for understanding acceptance rejection. begins by introducing primary theoretical framework used to explore communication, followed overview benefits Following this review, acceptance–rejection researchers are presented, including discussion...

This study examined lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) cancer patients' sexual well-being post-cancer, the associations between social support, physical concerns, distress, quality of life (QOL), coping. We used a mixed-methods approach, including 430 surveys 103 interviews, representing range tumor types, gender identities, age groups, status. The findings indicated that LGBTQI people with experience declines in following cancer, which are associated reduced...