Bryan Abendschein
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 229424 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Bryan Abendschein |
| NOMBRES | Bryan |
| APELLIDO | Abendschein |
| FIRMA | ABENDSCHEIN B |
| AFILIACIONES | Western Michigan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2987-5508 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Social Robots and the Dialectics of Presence and Absence
Social robots function as embodied social media, structuring interaction by simultaneously acting as social agents and mediating technologies. This study examines how 103 young adult participants engaged with zoomorphic social robots in initial encounters, revealing dialectical tensions between presence and absence, connection and disconnection, and realism and artificiality. Drawing from relational dialectics theory (RDT) and semiotics, we frame…
Constructing Meaning in Digital Lives
Online forums offer family scholars a unique opportunity to learn how people make sense of complex issues related to family, identity, and relationships. These digital spaces often mirror or even amplify offline dynamics, as users interact to disclose sensitive information, construct narratives, offer validation, or address uncertainty. Online forums provide an authentic glimpse into a group or phenomenon through easily accessible, naturally‐occu…
“I feel like grad school is a pretty big decision”
This study explores college student vocational anticipatory socialization (VAS) into graduate education. Public university undergraduates (N = 99) quantitatively indicated their plans to attend graduate school and the likelihood of seeking information from six VAS sources. They provided comments on influential sources, messages received, and expectations. Across different intentions to attend graduate school, results suggest that students seek in…
Credibility and altered communication styles of AI graders in the classroom
Traumatic brain injury and relationship distress during military deployment and reunion
Protective Buffering and Deception as Moderators of Relational Turbulence among Military Couples
Research suggests that relational uncertainty corresponds with circumscribed communication, yet prior studies have not investigated the related constructs of falsifying information (deception) and concealing concerns to protect a partner (protective buffering). We grounded our investigation in the logic of relational uncertainty theorizing, which explains how uncertainty about a relationship complicates communication and corresponds with appraisa…
The influence of agent and message type on perceptions of social support in human-machine communication
In this study, we investigated the differences in perceived competence, credibility, and social presence within socially supportive interactions (emotional or instrumental) using human, AI, and social robot actors. We further differentiated our findings by actor and type of support and found that participants thought the human and social robot differed in terms of competence but did not rate them differently on impressions of support. Our finding…
Struggling Together
The consequences of a brain injury can introduce ripple effects within a family for years after the initial event. In this study, we focused on the experiences of couples negotiating their relationship after stroke. We specifically concentrated on the changes to couples' interdependence and the relational ramifications of those changes. Interview data from 41 participants (including 20 people who have had a stroke and 21 caregiving partners) sugg…
Suspicion about a partner's deception and trust as roots of relational uncertainty during the post-deployment transition
Relational uncertainty is both prominent and pivotal during the transition from deployment to reintegration. Most prior research has considered the outcomes rather than the origins of relational uncertainty, hampering the development of interventions for military couples. We theorize about two predictors of relational uncertainty during the post-deployment transition: suspicion about a partner's deception and trust. Results of an 8-wave longitudi…
Relational turbulence and psychological distress in romantic relationships in the military
To understand the process of relational turbulence and psychological distress in the context of the military, we used a grounded theory approach to analyze individuals' experiences in online forums. Analyses revealed a process by which perceived changes in individuals' romantic partners or their relationships and suspicions of infidelity led to a cycle of turmoil. Participants reported a tension between caring for their partner and upsetting expe…
Relational turbulence among military couples after reunion following deployment
Reintegration following deployment is a pivotal time for returning service members and at‐home partners. We test logic derived from the relational turbulence model about depressive symptoms, relational uncertainty, and interference from a partner as predictors of people's appraisals of turmoil during the post‐deployment transition. Participants were 118 military couples who completed an online questionnaire once per month for the first 3 months a…
Relational turbulence and psychological distress in romantic relationships in the military
To understand the process of relational turbulence and psychological distress in the context of the military, we used a grounded theory approach to analyze individuals' experiences in online forums. Analyses revealed a process by which perceived changes in individuals' romantic partners or their relationships and suspicions of infidelity led to a cycle of turmoil. Participants reported a tension between caring for their partner and upsetting expe…
Suspicion about a partner's deception and trust as roots of relational uncertainty during the post-deployment transition
Relational uncertainty is both prominent and pivotal during the transition from deployment to reintegration. Most prior research has considered the outcomes rather than the origins of relational uncertainty, hampering the development of interventions for military couples. We theorize about two predictors of relational uncertainty during the post-deployment transition: suspicion about a partner's deception and trust. Results of an 8-wave longitudi…
Struggling Together
The consequences of a brain injury can introduce ripple effects within a family for years after the initial event. In this study, we focused on the experiences of couples negotiating their relationship after stroke. We specifically concentrated on the changes to couples' interdependence and the relational ramifications of those changes. Interview data from 41 participants (including 20 people who have had a stroke and 21 caregiving partners) sugg…
Relational turbulence among military couples after reunion following deployment
Reintegration following deployment is a pivotal time for returning service members and at‐home partners. We test logic derived from the relational turbulence model about depressive symptoms, relational uncertainty, and interference from a partner as predictors of people's appraisals of turmoil during the post‐deployment transition. Participants were 118 military couples who completed an online questionnaire once per month for the first 3 months a…
Relational turbulence and psychological distress in romantic relationships in the military
To understand the process of relational turbulence and psychological distress in the context of the military, we used a grounded theory approach to analyze individuals' experiences in online forums. Analyses revealed a process by which perceived changes in individuals' romantic partners or their relationships and suspicions of infidelity led to a cycle of turmoil. Participants reported a tension between caring for their partner and upsetting expe…
Protective Buffering and Deception as Moderators of Relational Turbulence among Military Couples
Research suggests that relational uncertainty corresponds with circumscribed communication, yet prior studies have not investigated the related constructs of falsifying information (deception) and concealing concerns to protect a partner (protective buffering). We grounded our investigation in the logic of relational uncertainty theorizing, which explains how uncertainty about a relationship complicates communication and corresponds with appraisa…
The influence of agent and message type on perceptions of social support in human-machine communication
In this study, we investigated the differences in perceived competence, credibility, and social presence within socially supportive interactions (emotional or instrumental) using human, AI, and social robot actors. We further differentiated our findings by actor and type of support and found that participants thought the human and social robot differed in terms of competence but did not rate them differently on impressions of support. Our finding…
Struggling Together
The consequences of a brain injury can introduce ripple effects within a family for years after the initial event. In this study, we focused on the experiences of couples negotiating their relationship after stroke. We specifically concentrated on the changes to couples' interdependence and the relational ramifications of those changes. Interview data from 41 participants (including 20 people who have had a stroke and 21 caregiving partners) sugg…
Suspicion about a partner's deception and trust as roots of relational uncertainty during the post-deployment transition
Relational uncertainty is both prominent and pivotal during the transition from deployment to reintegration. Most prior research has considered the outcomes rather than the origins of relational uncertainty, hampering the development of interventions for military couples. We theorize about two predictors of relational uncertainty during the post-deployment transition: suspicion about a partner's deception and trust. Results of an 8-wave longitudi…
Credibility and altered communication styles of AI graders in the classroom
Traumatic brain injury and relationship distress during military deployment and reunion
“I feel like grad school is a pretty big decision”
This study explores college student vocational anticipatory socialization (VAS) into graduate education. Public university undergraduates (N = 99) quantitatively indicated their plans to attend graduate school and the likelihood of seeking information from six VAS sources. They provided comments on influential sources, messages received, and expectations. Across different intentions to attend graduate school, results suggest that students seek in…
Social Robots and the Dialectics of Presence and Absence
Social robots function as embodied social media, structuring interaction by simultaneously acting as social agents and mediating technologies. This study examines how 103 young adult participants engaged with zoomorphic social robots in initial encounters, revealing dialectical tensions between presence and absence, connection and disconnection, and realism and artificiality. Drawing from relational dialectics theory (RDT) and semiotics, we frame…
Constructing Meaning in Digital Lives
Online forums offer family scholars a unique opportunity to learn how people make sense of complex issues related to family, identity, and relationships. These digital spaces often mirror or even amplify offline dynamics, as users interact to disclose sensitive information, construct narratives, offer validation, or address uncertainty. Online forums provide an authentic glimpse into a group or phenomenon through easily accessible, naturally‐occu…
Psychology (9 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 obras) · Military personnel (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (3 obras) · Psychiatry (3 obras) · Service member (3 obras) · Software deployment (3 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras)