Interpersonal Communication Research

Section 1: Setting the Stage for Independent Meta-Analyses

This exceptional collection--a compilation of meta-analyses related to issues in interpersonal communication--provides an expansive review of existing interpersonal communication research. Incorporating a wide variety of topics related to interpersonal communication, including couples and safe sex, parent-child communication, argumentativeness, and self-disclosure, the contributions in this volume also examine such basic issues as reciprocity, constructivism, social support in interpersonal communication, as well as gender, conflict, and marital and organizational issues.

Section 2: Overview of Individual Characteristics in Interpersonal Communication

With contributions organized into five sections, this volume:

• sets the stage for independent meta-analyses;
• provides an overview of individual characteristics in interpersonal communication and the meta-analyses reflecting this theme;
• explores the dyadic and interactional approaches to interpersonal communication; and
• examines the impact of the meta-analyses on the understanding of interpersonal communication.

As a resource for interpersonal communication researchers at all levels, this volume establishes a solid foundation from which to launch the next generation of study and research.