AFFECTIONATE COMMUNICATION IN NONROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS - INFLUENCES OF COMMUNICATOR, RELATIONAL, AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS

Authors
FLOYD K MORMAN MT
Citation
K. Floyd et Mt. Morman, AFFECTIONATE COMMUNICATION IN NONROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS - INFLUENCES OF COMMUNICATOR, RELATIONAL, AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS, Western journal of communication, 61(3), 1997, pp. 279-298
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Communication
Journal title
Western journal of communication → ACNP
ISSN journal
10570314
Volume
61
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
279 - 298
Database
ISI
SICI code
1057-0314(1997)61:3<279:ACINR->2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Despite its importance for healthy relational development, the overt c ommunication of affection is inherently risk-laden and subject to norm ative expectancies for appropriateness. The present study examines a n umber of individual, relational, and contextual factors that individua lly and collectively influence the perceived appropriateness of commun icating affection in nonromantic dyadic relationships. An experiment i nvolving 386 subjects was conducted to assess the influence of biologi cal sex, sex composition, relational type, and the privacy and emotion al intensity of interactive contexts. Predictions regarding their infl uence were substantially supported.