This third edition of Family Communication carefully examines state-of-the art research and
theories of family communication and family relationships. In addition to presenting …

Social media influencer marketing is gaining importance in the restaurant industry,
especially for independent restaurants. This study explores the underlying mechanism of …

While consumers' trust in social media influencers (SMIs) has spurred the growth of
influencer marketing, consumers have come to distrust what these SMIs say recently …

Consumer shopping behavior in luxury retail stores continues to be a subject of interest
among marketing researchers. Such a phenomenon has led us to explore how price image …

We consider the pairing of audio chatbot technologies with voice-based deep fakes, that is,
voice clones, examining the potential of this combination to induce consumer trust. We …

Several mediators of the similarity–liking link were examined in a laboratory study that
involved previously unacquainted individuals interacting to become acquainted and that …

Background Social support is known to reduce risks of postnatal depression (PND) and
improve maternal emotional well-being. However, the Asian cultural context is often …

Effectance motivation—an urge for certainty and a feeling of being able to know, predict, and
control one's environment—was initially proposed as the mechanism underlying attitude …

Previous studies have shown that employees perform better by acquiring knowledge and
skills from domain-specific experts. In this research, we depart from this perspective to focus …

The study of intimate relationships and health is a fast-growing discipline with numerous
well-developed theories, many of which outline specific interpersonal behaviors and …