Couples with a drug-abusing husband (n = 17) and non-substance-abusing, distressed couples (n = 17) completed several self-report measures of relationship adjustment and participated in videotaped marital conflict-resolution discussions that were coded with the Clinician Rating of Adult Communication (CRAC). Although no differences were found between the couple types on the self-report inventor...

Adolescents are admitted to psychiatric wards presenting with psychiatric problems which are essentially secondary to problematic interpersonal relationships. Successful interpersonal relationships however depend on effective interpersonal communication. Therefore the aim of research on adolescent interpersonal communication was to explore and describe the interpersonal communication patterns o...

The aim of this study was to validate the Romanian version Internet Infidelity Scale (IIS), and determine its psychometric properties in Romanian couple relationships. Specifically, IIS assesses severity 44 specific acts on both Self Infidelity Partner versions. Methods: 675 participants completed Internet Infidelity Scale (RVIIS), (DIS), Extra-Dyadic Behaviors Inventory (EBI), Satisfacti...

The immense popularity of Facebook with more than 1 billion active users continues to spark the attention of communication scholars. While much is known about Facebook members’ motivations, usage patterns, and gratifications obtained from this social networking site (SNS), minimal attention has been given to examine the perceived consumption and impact of Facebook on users themselves versus oth...

Introduction Despite a range of communication technologies available today, we feel that families have difficulties managing everyday communication and subsequently the relationships with members that are temporally or spatially distributed. There is a dearth of research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) to understand domestic communication patterns and conduct socially informed design in suc...

This work incorporates concepts from the behavioral confirmation tradition, self tradition, and interdependence tradition to identify an interpersonal process termed the Michelangelo phenomenon. The Michelangelo phenomenon describes the means by which the self is shaped by a close partner's perceptions and behavior. Specifically, self movement toward the ideal self is described as a product of ...

Human relationships are vital for well-being, however shy individuals report lower relational quality than the non-shy. In an effort to explore how shyness affects people’s interpersonal relationships, this study focused on communication competence (as perceived by self and other) as the process by which shyness influences relational quality. Undergraduate students recruited a same-sex platonic...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine the relationships between two health-seeking behaviors (HSBs), spirituality and resourcefulness, as well as demographics, cancer-related factors, and sexuality indicators, within the context of Schlotfeldt's health-seeking model in rectal cancer survivors. DESIGN Secondary analysis, correlational, and cross-sectional. SETTING A teaching hospital in southern Tai...