Engaging Theories in Interpersonal Communication: Multiple Perspectives

Introduction: Meta-Theory and Theory in Interpersonal Communication Research – Dawn O. Braithwaite, Paul Schrodt, and Kristen Carr PART I: Individually Centered Theories of Interpersonal Communication Action Assembly Theory: Forces of Creation – John O. Greene Attribution Theory: Finding Good Cause in the Search for Theory – Brian H. Spitzberg and Valerie Manusov Evolutionary Theories: Explaining the Links Between Biology and Interpersonal Communication – Tamara Afifi, Sharde Davis, and Amanda Denes Goals-Plans-Action Theory of Message Production: Making Influence Messages – James Price Dillard Imagined Interaction Theory: Mental Representations of Interpersonal Communication – James M. Honeycutt Planning Theory of Communication: Goal Attainment Through Communicative Action – Charles R. Berger Problematic Integration Theory and Uncertainty Management Theory: Learning to Hear and Speak to Different Forms of Uncertainty – Austin S. Babrow and Katie M. Striley Relational Framing Theory: Drawing Inferences About Relationships From Interpersonal Interactions – Rachel M. McLaren and Denise Haunani Solomon Supportive Communication Theories: Dual-Process Theory of Supportive Message Outcomes and Advice Response Theory – Graham D. Bodie and Erina L. MacGeorge Theory of Motivated Information Management: Struggles With Uncertainty and Its Outcomes – Walid A. Afifi and Stephanie Robbins PART II: Discourse/Interaction-Centered Theories of Interpersonal Communication Communication Accommodation Theory: A Situated Framework for Relational, Family, and Intergroup Dynamics – Howard Giles and Jordan Soliz Communication Theory of Identity: Multilayered Understandings of Performed Identities – Michael L. Hecht Critical Approaches to Interpersonal Communication: Charting a Future – Leslie A. Baxter and Bryan Asbury Critical Feminist Theories: Giving Voice and Visibility to Women’s Experiences in Interpersonal Relations – Julia T. Wood Expectancy Violations Theory and Interaction Adaptation Theory: From Expectations to Adaptation – Cindy H. White Face Theory: Goffman’s Dramatistic Approach to Interpersonal Interaction – Sandra Metts and William R. Cupach Grounded Practical Theory: Theorizing Communicative Practices – Karen Tracy Narrative Theories: Making Sense of Interpersonal Communication – Jody Koenig Kellas Politeness Theory: How We Use Language to Save Face – Daena J. Goldsmith and Emily Lamb Normand Relational Dialectics Theory: Navigating Meaning From Competing Discourses – Leslie A. Baxter and Kristen M. Norwood Speech Codes Theory: Traces of Culture in Interpersonal Communication – Gerry Philipsen PART III: Relationship-Centered Theories of Interpersonal Communication Affection Exchange Theory: A Bio-Evolutionary Look at Affectionate Communication – Kory Floyd, Colin Hesse, and Mark Alan Generous Attachment Theory: A Communication Perspective – Laura K. Guerrero Communication Privacy Management Theory: Significance for Interpersonal Communication – Sandra Petronio and Wesley T. Durham Interpersonal Deception Theory: Purposive and Interdependent Behavior During Deceptive Interpersonal Interactions – Judee K. Burgoon and David B. Buller Media Multiplexity Theory: Technology Use and Interpersonal Tie Strength – Andrew M. Ledbetter The Relational Turbulence Model: Communicating During Times of Transition – Leanne K. Knobloch Stage Theories of Relationship Development: Charting the Course of Interpersonal Communication – Paul A. Mongeau and Mary Lynn Miller Henningsen Social Exchange Theories: Calculating the Rewards and Costs of Personal Relationships – Laura Stafford Social Information Processing Theory: Impressions and Relationship Development Online – Joseph B. Walther