Established as the foremost textbook on communication, the seventh edition of Owen
Hargie's Skilled Interpersonal Communication is thoroughly revised and updated with the …

This essay answers recent calls to explore the application of Relational Turbulence Theory
(RTT) within family relationships (Knobloch, LK, Solomon, DH, Theiss, JA, & McLaren, RM …

This study tested dyadic processes of relational turbulence theory (RTT) in heterosexual
marriages. We tested propositions 1, 2, and 5 of RTT, which propose that uncertainty about …

Objective This study investigates the role of local families‐in‐law in the lives of foreign
spouses from low‐income, cross‐national families in Singapore, focusing on their potential …

The current research utilizes relational turbulence theory (RTT) to examine the associations
between relational uncertainty and the cognitive, emotional, and communicative responses …

We call on family communication scholars to take a renewed interest in extended family
relationships, including grandparents, in-laws, and aunts and uncles. Further, we encourage …

This study investigated parents-in-law's (PIL) relational uncertainty management,
specifically, associations between PIL's relational uncertainty, cognitions (ie, identity goal …

ABSTRACT A longstanding tradition in communication research is that people have goals
for communicative encounters. Communication research has evolved to better acknowledge …

This study aimed to validate and extend the disclosure quality model (DQM) in the context of
mental illness disclosure in romantic relationships. Participants (N= 217) were individuals …

Intimacy and self-disclosure are strong indicators of relationship stability and satisfaction. In-
law relationships are described as uncertain, and intimacy and self-disclosure may be tools …