This paper critically reviews studies that have interpretively invoked communication
accommodation theory (CAT) for the study of patient-provider interaction. CAT's …

Abstract Background and Objectives Elderspeak is an inappropriate simplified speech
register that sounds like baby talk and is used with older adults, especially in health care …

Imagine a conversation between an older male professor of British origin, a male African
American undergraduate student, and a female postdoctoral student from Switzerland taking …

Abstract Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) is a general theoretical framework of
both interpersonal and intergroup communication. It seeks to explain and predict why, when …

Several years ago, one of our partners had a temporary condition that left her unable to
speak louder than a whisper. Much to her surprise, when she spoke, others would respond …

Intermediality refers to the interconnectedness of modern media of communication. First, the
term denotes communication through several discourses at once, including through …

Forty participants (20 male) had 3-minute conversations with trained male and female
communication partners in a repeated-measures, within-subject design. Eighty 3-minute …

Adjusting for our fellow interactants is a fundamental part of successful interaction. We do
not speak to our colleagues in the same way we do to our spouses, or to our parents in the …

Intergroup communication occurs when either person in a social interaction defines self or
other in terms of their social identity (ie, as a group member) rather than their personal …

Background Research focused on understanding what enables or hinders health
professionals to speak up about a safety concern has been to date predominately …