The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive
overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by …

The authors have organized this book to help students learn the process of theory building.
In clear, engaging, and comprehensible language, they offer a solid foundation for …

Despite its significance, the teacher-student relationship in higher education remains an
under-researched field. The current study used constructivist grounded theory, in order to …

This study considered being unfriended on Facebook as an expectancy violation that could
vary in valence, importance, and expectedness according to a number of relationship and …

That all cultures have communication expectancies seems patently obvious. Whether cast
as cultural display rules (Ekman & Friesen, 1969) or cognitive schemata for processing …

Articles published in Communication Education (CE) from 2000 to 2013 yielded four major
themes: teacher/instructor to student communication, public speaking, technology, and …

This study examines the influence of aspects of naturally occurring instructor self-disclosure
(intent, amount, positiveness, depth, and honesty) on students' evaluations of their current …

This study investigated communicative strategies for helping female students cope with
“stereotype threat”. Participants completed a difficult math test after reading one of three …

Swearing is a frequent language form in a number of contexts, including the work setting.
This investigation extends research on expectancy violations theory as an explanation for …

This paper addresses employees' expectations of performance rewards and their motivation
by understanding communication with their managers through the use of Expectancy …