Despite being the dominant perspective for understanding how messages are produced in
interpersonal communication, multiple goals theories of communication have not been …

Almost four decades ago, in Illness, Immunity, and Social Interaction, Moss (1973) described
the function of social support as providinggeneral social therapy for all types of incongruities …

The present study examined the alignment of goals parents construct for their children with
parent verbal sideline behavior at the earliest stage of youth sport. Semistructured …

Objective: Social support is believed to contribute to weight loss success, yet the type of
support received is rarely assessed. To develop more effective weight loss interventions …

Background. Social support is a consistent predictor of survival, as evidenced in empirical
studies in patients with cancer or cardiovascular disease. In the area of renal diseases, this …

Winner of the NCA Health Communication 2021 Distinguished Book Award. This book
examines interpreter-mediated medical encounters and focuses primarily on the …

The present study uses a rhetorical/normative perspective to examine families'
communication and coping in response to a parent's diagnosis of, and eventual death from …

This fully revised text demystifies interpersonal communication skills by bringing the latest
research together with practical guidance that prepares students to discern key …

Background: Among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), improvement of lifestyle-
related risk factors (LRFs) reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However …

Introduction: Cardiac disease is a chronic illness that has extensive impact on patients and
their partners. No previous review has been made on how the partner relationship is …