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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Topic Avoidance"”.
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The transition to extended family: examining the links between turbulence and children-in-laws' goals, topic avoidance, and relational outcomes
… extended family was linked to interaction goals, topic avoidance, and relationship satisfaction. In addition, the present investigation aimed to illuminate why in-law’s grappling with uncertainty did or did not engage in topic avoidance by examining how in-law’s interaction goals mediated the …
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Avoiding Communication With Partners While Coping With Breast Cancer: Implications for Health and Relationship Satisfaction
… and many couples avoid talking about certain topics for various reasons. Research on coping with cancer in close relationships suggests that it may be detrimental for couples to avoid communicating about cancer; however, the circumstances under which, and the mechanisms through which, topic …
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Adopted college students' family adoption communication processes: A mixed methods study
… experiences, family communication processes, topic avoidance, and reasons for topic avoidance. The study utilized qualitative findings from a previous study to inform the creation of a new web-based survey instrument comprised of Likert-type, dichotomous, and open-ended response questions. A …
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“I have cancer” : understanding the decision to disclose to family members using the theory of motivated information management
… characteristics of open communication and topic avoidance. A model for the information provider's TMIM process is supported, demonstrating the applicability of TMIM to information provision in the context of illness disclosures.
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Examining the role of uncertainty and goals in the threat of relationship talk and associations with avoidance, indirectness, and communication satisfaction
… perceptions of threat, indirect enactment, and avoidance of relationship talk and the association these factors share with communication satisfaction. I integrate theory on uncertainty and goals to create my model, which holds that relational uncertainty is associated with higher perception of …