William W Wilmot
Biographic Data
| ID | 130116 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William W Wilmot |
| GIVEN NAMES | William W |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilmot |
| SIGNATURE | WILMOT W W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Montana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 203 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Taboo Topics in Close Relationships
This study is placed within a dialectic framework, illustrating the contradictory needs that exist for relationship openness and closedness. It explores one type of closedness in close relationships - the `taboo topic'. Ninety ethnographic interviews solicited informant accounts of topics which were `off limits' in the context of an opposite-sex relationship in which they were involved. Results indicated that there were six primary types of `tabo…
Secret Tests
Journal Article "Secret Tests": Social Strategies for Acquiring Information About the State of the Relationship Get access Leslie A. Baxter, Leslie A. Baxter 1Leslie A. Baxter (Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1975) is an associate professor of communications at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar William W. Wilmot William W. Wilmot 2William W. Wilmot (Ph.D., University of Was…
Communication characteristics of relationships with differential growth rates
One hundred sixteen relationships were monitored over a two‐week time period with structured diaries kept by one party to the relationship. Based on respondent perceptions of relationship change, the relationships were categorized as no growth, low growth, or high growth in nature. MANOVA results revealed a significant effect for relationship growth, with no, low, and high growth groups displaying progressively more perceived encounter effectiven…
Metacommunication
The concept of “metacommunication” is examined in its historical context by noting the foundations of the concept. Then some of the conceptual ambiguities of the term are discussed with recommendations for discarding the analogic/digital distinction that has become common in the field of communication. Two levels of metacommunication—relationship and episodic, are postulated as providing conceptual clarity in the use of the term. Finally, extant …
Ego‐involvement
(1971). Ego‐involvement: A confusing variable in speech communication research. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 429-436
Taboo Topics in Close Relationships
This study is placed within a dialectic framework, illustrating the contradictory needs that exist for relationship openness and closedness. It explores one type of closedness in close relationships - the `taboo topic'. Ninety ethnographic interviews solicited informant accounts of topics which were `off limits' in the context of an opposite-sex relationship in which they were involved. Results indicated that there were six primary types of `tabo…
Secret Tests
Journal Article "Secret Tests": Social Strategies for Acquiring Information About the State of the Relationship Get access Leslie A. Baxter, Leslie A. Baxter 1Leslie A. Baxter (Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1975) is an associate professor of communications at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar William W. Wilmot William W. Wilmot 2William W. Wilmot (Ph.D., University of Was…
Communication characteristics of relationships with differential growth rates
One hundred sixteen relationships were monitored over a two‐week time period with structured diaries kept by one party to the relationship. Based on respondent perceptions of relationship change, the relationships were categorized as no growth, low growth, or high growth in nature. MANOVA results revealed a significant effect for relationship growth, with no, low, and high growth groups displaying progressively more perceived encounter effectiven…
Metacommunication
The concept of “metacommunication” is examined in its historical context by noting the foundations of the concept. Then some of the conceptual ambiguities of the term are discussed with recommendations for discarding the analogic/digital distinction that has become common in the field of communication. Two levels of metacommunication—relationship and episodic, are postulated as providing conceptual clarity in the use of the term. Finally, extant …
Ego‐involvement
(1971). Ego‐involvement: A confusing variable in speech communication research. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 429-436
Metacommunication
The concept of “metacommunication” is examined in its historical context by noting the foundations of the concept. Then some of the conceptual ambiguities of the term are discussed with recommendations for discarding the analogic/digital distinction that has become common in the field of communication. Two levels of metacommunication—relationship and episodic, are postulated as providing conceptual clarity in the use of the term. Finally, extant …
Communication characteristics of relationships with differential growth rates
One hundred sixteen relationships were monitored over a two‐week time period with structured diaries kept by one party to the relationship. Based on respondent perceptions of relationship change, the relationships were categorized as no growth, low growth, or high growth in nature. MANOVA results revealed a significant effect for relationship growth, with no, low, and high growth groups displaying progressively more perceived encounter effectiven…
Secret Tests
Journal Article "Secret Tests": Social Strategies for Acquiring Information About the State of the Relationship Get access Leslie A. Baxter, Leslie A. Baxter 1Leslie A. Baxter (Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1975) is an associate professor of communications at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar William W. Wilmot William W. Wilmot 2William W. Wilmot (Ph.D., University of Was…
Taboo Topics in Close Relationships
This study is placed within a dialectic framework, illustrating the contradictory needs that exist for relationship openness and closedness. It explores one type of closedness in close relationships - the `taboo topic'. Ninety ethnographic interviews solicited informant accounts of topics which were `off limits' in the context of an opposite-sex relationship in which they were involved. Results indicated that there were six primary types of `tabo…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Annals (1 work) · Cognitive and psychological constructs research (1 work) · Communication (1 work)