Elizabeth Dorrance-Hall
Biographic Data
| ID | 186807 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Dorrance-Hall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Dorrance-Hall |
| SIGNATURE | DORRANCE-HALL E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4737-3659 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Technology and face-to-face integration in daily life: An intensive longitudinal study of communication interdependence
The current study advances the communication interdependence perspective (CIP) using an intensive longitudinal design and recent refinements in the conceptualization of integration (i.e., how various channels are interconnected). U.S. adults in romantic relationships (N = 175) completed a baseline questionnaire, and then, provided daily diary data over 30 days (4,806 total observations), which we analyzed with dynamic structural equation modeling…
Who Matters and How: Parental Communication in First-Generation College Graduates’ Academic and Career Pathways
This brief mixed-methods manuscript examines how first-generation college graduates (FGCS) perceived parental involvement in their academic and career development. Parents shape vocational anticipatory socialization (VAS) through everyday communication, yet FGCS often navigate these processes without parental models of higher education. Survey data from 275 FGCS showed that when participants were asked to identify the parent most involved in thei…
STEM career interest development and persistence: What parents do, say, and should say
Parent–child communication is an essential part of developing and sustaining career interests. Parents’ involvement in the process of career interest development and persistence of women in STEM is critical to understand to marshal support for women entering high-barrier fields. This manuscript answers 3 questions about how parents are involved in the processes of career interest development and persistence: What do parents do? What do parents sa…
Linking Slovene Women’s Family-of-Origin Communication With Perceptions of Resilience, Support Availability and Happiness in Adulthood
A Mixed Methods Analysis of Memorable Messages Received by First-Generation College Students from Parents at Graduation
The story of us: How online daters narrate their courtship
Online dating is common in the United States. We draw on communicated narrative sense-making (CNSM) theory to explore how online daters reflect on the development of their relationships. Using an oral history interview protocol, we collected courtship stories from 50 U.S. adults who were engaged or married to a partner that they met in online dating. We coded their stories for common narrative arcs and counter narratives that they used to describ…
Different by definition: First generation college graduates' perceptions of family marginalization, resilience, and flourishing in adulthood
First-generation college graduates (FGCGs) are inherently different from their family members, due to their unique educational achievement (i.e. having graduated from college). FGCGs may experience family member marginalization, or the communication of difference, disapproval, or exclusion to one or more family members due to their status as "different" from the rest of the family. This study aims to understand the role of family member marginali…
Confirmation, Disconfirmation, and Communal Coping for Joint Physical Activity in Romantic Dyads
Most people in the United States do not engage in sufficient physical activity (PA). However, certain communication behaviors from romantic partners can motivate PA. Research indicates that confirming communication and communal coping (CC) in romantic relationships can increase PA efforts, but less research has examined the role of explicitly disconfirming communication or relationships between confirmation, disconfirmation, and CC on PA outcomes…
The online dating effect: Where a couple meets predicts the quality of their marriage
Reactance to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Messages: Face Threat and Face Management Strategies in Memorable Daily Conversations Among Couples
Most adults in the United States (U.S.) fail to meet guidelines for physical activity (PA) and nutrition outlined by the Centers for Disease Control. One important predictor of engagement in healthy behavior is support from one’s romantic partner. However, messages from partners may fail to motivate healthy behavior if they threaten recipients’ face and cause reactance. The present study examines face-threatening acts (FTAs) and face management s…
Needing Space During Lockdown: A Test of Relational Turbulence Theory in the Context of Conversations About Physical and Emotional Space During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic upended home life for couples across the globe. Many couples faced increased relational uncertainty and interference from a partner as a result of stay at home and lockdown orders. This study uses relational turbulence theory to examine how (a) relational uncertainty and (b) partner interdependence are associated with cognitions and emotions about needing space conversations with a partner. We examine links between perceptio…
Resilience processes buffer the negative associations between marginalizing communication and career outcomes for women in male-dominated workplaces
Women in male-dominated workplaces may experience marginalization at work (communication of difference, disapproval, and/or exclusion), which can have deleterious effects on career outcomes. Engaging in communicative resilience processes likely mitigates some of these negative effects. Based on responses from 229 women who endured gender-based workplace marginalization, moderation models including communicative measures of marginalization and res…
Why Family Members St(r)ay: Marginalized Family Members’ Commitment to Family
Societal norms of commitment to family make gaining and maintaining family distance challenging. This study utilizes the investment model (Rusbult, 1980, 1983) to understand family commitment in the context of family member marginalization. A survey of 285 marginalized family members revealed family member marginalization is associated with lower family satisfaction and investment and higher availability of alternative kin relationships. The nega…
Making sense of changes in military partners' post-deployment adjustment concern: Turning points, trajectories, and accounts
Reintegration after a military service member returns home from deployment is a time of uncertainty that requires adjustment by all family members. Building on accounts (i.e., story-like constructions that help make sense of stressful events) scholarship, this study documents (a) turning points (TPs) and (b) patterns in partners' levels of concern about post-deployment adjustment and investigates (c) how romantic partners account for why changes …
Communication Interdependence and Cohabitation: The Role of Interpersonal Technologies in Satisfaction and Disillusionment among Couples in Transition
The transition to cohabitation is a major developmental milestone for romantic couples, yet it is linked to myriad negative outcomes. This study extends the communication interdependence perspective (CIP) to understand the role of technology use in relationship transitions (i.e., the transition to cohabitation). Couples (N = 258 individuals) completed an online survey before and after transitioning to cohabitation to test actor and partner effect…
Changes in family communication during the Covid-19 pandemic: The role of family communication patterns and relational distance
Communication between family members facilitated sensemaking and coping with uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic for many, however, accessing this form of coping can be challenging for marginalized family members who maintain relational distance with family. This study sought to understand how family communication changed during the COVID-19 pandemic for marginalized family members and how those changes were associated with family communicat…
Family and Cultural Perceptions About Meat Consumption among Hispanic/Latino and White Adults in the United States
The study examines the extent to which Hispanic/Latino Americans and non-Hispanic White Americans report that meat is an important aspect of their cultural beliefs and practices. An online national survey was completed using quota sampling to recruit approximately equal groups of U.S. Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic White Americans ( n = 512). A path model predicting willingness to reduce meat consumption was estimated. Hispanic/Latino Americans…
The Mediating Role of Family and Cultural Food Beliefs on the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns and Diet and Health Issues across Racial/Ethnic Groups
Consumption of red meat has been linked to a variety of health issues, yet Americans are resistant to reducing their meat consumption. Family communication environments shape beliefs about food and meat consumption, and therefore are locations for potential interventions to change the way people think about food. Families are embedded in cultures, and both family and cultural norms shape beliefs about what people should eat. This study (N = 773) …
“There’s Always Going to Be Uncertainty”: Exploring Undergraduate Student Parents’ Sources of Uncertainty and Related Management Practices
Framed by uncertainty management theory, the present study explores the uncertainty issues and management practices of undergraduate student parents. Results from 40 narrative interviews reveal seven sources of uncertainty, eight management practices, and two uncertainty trade-offs. Findings reveal that having two interrelated identities (student and parent) not only exacerbate some uncertainties but create completely new ones. This intersectiona…
Conceptualizing and Measuring Communication Interdependence: The Technology and Face-to-Face Integration Scale
A distinguishing feature of contemporary relationships is the integration of technological mediation into routine social interaction. The communication interdependence perspective (CIP) explains how interpersonal technologies are interwoven with face-to-face relationships, but its conceptualization of integration is limited. To fill this gap, we expand the CIP by proposing a new measure to explicate and operationalize the ways multiple modalities…
Settling down without settling: Perceived changes in partner preferences in response to Covid-19
The goal of this study was to explore the positive association between concern related to COVID-19 and single individuals’ perceived changes to their partner preferences. In addition, we investigated the mediating role of fear of being single. Results indicated that people with greater COVID-19 concern perceived an increase in the importance of stability, family commitment, and physical/social attractiveness, as well as fear of being single. Fear…
Explicating dimensions of family marginalization and types of marginalized family members
Marginalized family members feel different from and are often disapproved of or excluded by multiple family members. These feelings arise from interactions that create relational distance. Although being marginalized from one's family typically is a chronically stressful process, the ways in which marginalization is accomplished likely varies across individuals, families, and/or time. Guided by social identification and confirmation theories, we …
Communicative predictors of social network resilience skills during the transition to college
Persisting in college requires resilience for emerging adults, who must adapt to a new culture with different norms. Many also struggle with financial pressure, mental health issues, and interpersonal stressors. This longitudinal study proposes and tests a model of the communication factors that predict social network resilience skills during the transition to college. A sample of 436 first-year college students in the Mountain West region of the…
Interdependent Siblings: Associations between Closest and Least Close Sibling Social Support and Sibling Relationship Satisfaction
Sibling relationships are typically long-lasting, providing opportunities for critical social support throughout a lifetime. This study examined how perceptions of sibling support differ for closest and least close sibling relationships, and how support in one sibling relationship can be associated with satisfaction in the other. Adults with at least two siblings answered questions about closest and least close sibling support and relationship sa…
The emerging frontier of interpersonal communication and neuroscience: Scanning the social synapse
Humans are inherently social, driven to communicate and build relationships with one another. The question of how messages between people create shared understanding lies at the core of interpersonal communication. Relatedly, neuroscience scholars are beginning to investigate how dyads, i.e. two socially interacting brains, produce this shared understanding. Here, we argue that interpersonal communication has much to contribute to this rapidly gr…
The communicative process of resilience for marginalized family members
This study aims to understand how people living at the edge of their familial group as marginalized members (i.e., "black sheep") enact resilience. Inductive analysis of interviews with 30 marginalized family members uncovered five resilience strategies marginalized family members engage in to come to terms with their position in the family, repair family relationships, and/or create a new sense of normalcy: (a) seeking support from communication…
Family marginalization, alienation, and estrangement: Questioning the nonvoluntary status of family relationships
Despite assumptions that families are close and intact, the prevalence of family member marginalization, parent–child alienation, and parent–child estrangement is overwhelming. Largely ignored by the research community, these three family distancing processes pose significant disruptions to the entire family system. Although some of associated behaviors lead to turmoil and decreased well-being, distancing can also be a healthy solution to an unhe…
Settling down without settling: Perceived changes in partner preferences in response to Covid-19
The goal of this study was to explore the positive association between concern related to COVID-19 and single individuals’ perceived changes to their partner preferences. In addition, we investigated the mediating role of fear of being single. Results indicated that people with greater COVID-19 concern perceived an increase in the importance of stability, family commitment, and physical/social attractiveness, as well as fear of being single. Fear…
Communicative predictors of social network resilience skills during the transition to college
Persisting in college requires resilience for emerging adults, who must adapt to a new culture with different norms. Many also struggle with financial pressure, mental health issues, and interpersonal stressors. This longitudinal study proposes and tests a model of the communication factors that predict social network resilience skills during the transition to college. A sample of 436 first-year college students in the Mountain West region of the…
The Mediating Role of Helicopter Parenting in the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns and Resilience in First-semester College Students
Resilience is important for students transitioning to college given vast attrition rates due to the stress of change and new challenges. This study applied family communication patterns theory (FCP) to explore the relationships among family environment, helicopter parenting, and student resilience. Two mediation models were tested with survey data from 2,253 people in their first semester of college in the United States. Both conversation and con…
Who is this little girl they hired to work here?”: Women’s experiences of marginalizing communication in male-dominated workplaces
Drawing from research on workplace incivility, marginalization, and socialization, this study explored the experiences of 41 women who self-identified as being in the early stages of careers in male-dominated workplaces. Analysis of interviews suggested a model that explicates the process of marginalization including (a) marginalizing communication (six categories that range from micro to macro-aggressions), (b) interpretation, (c) response, and …
Explicating dimensions of family marginalization and types of marginalized family members
Marginalized family members feel different from and are often disapproved of or excluded by multiple family members. These feelings arise from interactions that create relational distance. Although being marginalized from one's family typically is a chronically stressful process, the ways in which marginalization is accomplished likely varies across individuals, families, and/or time. Guided by social identification and confirmation theories, we …
Conceptualizing and Measuring Communication Interdependence: The Technology and Face-to-Face Integration Scale
A distinguishing feature of contemporary relationships is the integration of technological mediation into routine social interaction. The communication interdependence perspective (CIP) explains how interpersonal technologies are interwoven with face-to-face relationships, but its conceptualization of integration is limited. To fill this gap, we expand the CIP by proposing a new measure to explicate and operationalize the ways multiple modalities…
The Mediating Role of Sibling Maintenance Behavior Expectations and Perceptions in the Relationship Between Family Communication Patterns and Relationship Satisfaction
Sibling relationships are influenced both by the behaviors performed within the relationship (e.g., relational work) and by the family system as a whole. This study extends family communication patterns theory (FCP) by examining whether communicative relationship maintenance plays a role in the relationship between FCP and sibling relationship satisfaction. Data from 327 adult siblings from across the United States tested using Hayes (2013) PROCE…
The story of us: How online daters narrate their courtship
Online dating is common in the United States. We draw on communicated narrative sense-making (CNSM) theory to explore how online daters reflect on the development of their relationships. Using an oral history interview protocol, we collected courtship stories from 50 U.S. adults who were engaged or married to a partner that they met in online dating. We coded their stories for common narrative arcs and counter narratives that they used to describ…
A Mixed Methods Analysis of Memorable Messages Received by First-Generation College Students from Parents at Graduation
Different by definition: First generation college graduates' perceptions of family marginalization, resilience, and flourishing in adulthood
First-generation college graduates (FGCGs) are inherently different from their family members, due to their unique educational achievement (i.e. having graduated from college). FGCGs may experience family member marginalization, or the communication of difference, disapproval, or exclusion to one or more family members due to their status as "different" from the rest of the family. This study aims to understand the role of family member marginali…
Why Family Members St(r)ay: Marginalized Family Members’ Commitment to Family
Societal norms of commitment to family make gaining and maintaining family distance challenging. This study utilizes the investment model (Rusbult, 1980, 1983) to understand family commitment in the context of family member marginalization. A survey of 285 marginalized family members revealed family member marginalization is associated with lower family satisfaction and investment and higher availability of alternative kin relationships. The nega…
Making sense of changes in military partners' post-deployment adjustment concern: Turning points, trajectories, and accounts
Reintegration after a military service member returns home from deployment is a time of uncertainty that requires adjustment by all family members. Building on accounts (i.e., story-like constructions that help make sense of stressful events) scholarship, this study documents (a) turning points (TPs) and (b) patterns in partners' levels of concern about post-deployment adjustment and investigates (c) how romantic partners account for why changes …
Chinese International Undergraduate Students’ English Language Ability, Advice From Domestic and International Friends, and Psychosocial Adjustment to College
This study explores how advice from friends predicts Chinese international students’ college adjustment. First-year international Chinese ( N = 95) undergraduates reported on their English language ability (ELA), advice seeking and evaluation with domestic and international friends, and psychosocial adjustment. Chinese students with lower self-reported ELA sought advice from their closest domestic friend less often, perceived advice from that fri…
Comparing Advice from Military Parents, Partners, and Veterans about How Families Can Encourage Service Members to Seek Behavioral Health care
This study compared advice that three groups—military parents, partners, and Veterans—gave regarding how military families can encourage service members (SMs) to seek professional help when needed. Based on identity implications theory and the normative model of social support, common themes regarding how families might pursue task, relational, and identity goals were expected (RQ1). Based on their unique positions, we investigated whether the th…
The Indirect Association Between Television Exposure and Self-Protective Behavior as a Result of Worry About Crime: The Moderating Role of Gender
Persistent fear of crime can have serious consequences for one’s social behavior. Previous research has shown that people who fear crime are more likely to engage in self-protective behavior. Although a substantial amount of research has examined the relationship between television exposure and fear of crime, research on the association between television exposure and self-protective behavior is scarce. Based on cultivation theory and the mediate…
The Mediating Role of Sibling Maintenance Behavior Expectations and Perceptions in the Relationship Between Family Communication Patterns and Relationship Satisfaction
Sibling relationships are influenced both by the behaviors performed within the relationship (e.g., relational work) and by the family system as a whole. This study extends family communication patterns theory (FCP) by examining whether communicative relationship maintenance plays a role in the relationship between FCP and sibling relationship satisfaction. Data from 327 adult siblings from across the United States tested using Hayes (2013) PROCE…
The process of family member marginalization: Turning points experienced by “black sheep”
Family member marginalization, or feeling different, not included, or not approved of by family, is a chronically stressful interpersonal process with negative mental and physical health consequences. Framed by hurtful communication, this study took an interpretive approach to understanding the process of marginalization in families. Across 30 marginalized family members, 184 turning points were reported, which were organized into 22 event catego…
Family marginalization, alienation, and estrangement: Questioning the nonvoluntary status of family relationships
Despite assumptions that families are close and intact, the prevalence of family member marginalization, parent–child alienation, and parent–child estrangement is overwhelming. Largely ignored by the research community, these three family distancing processes pose significant disruptions to the entire family system. Although some of associated behaviors lead to turmoil and decreased well-being, distancing can also be a healthy solution to an unhe…
The Indirect Association Between Television Exposure and Self-Protective Behavior as a Result of Worry About Crime: The Moderating Role of Gender
Persistent fear of crime can have serious consequences for one’s social behavior. Previous research has shown that people who fear crime are more likely to engage in self-protective behavior. Although a substantial amount of research has examined the relationship between television exposure and fear of crime, research on the association between television exposure and self-protective behavior is scarce. Based on cultivation theory and the mediate…
Comparing Advice from Military Parents, Partners, and Veterans about How Families Can Encourage Service Members to Seek Behavioral Health care
This study compared advice that three groups—military parents, partners, and Veterans—gave regarding how military families can encourage service members (SMs) to seek professional help when needed. Based on identity implications theory and the normative model of social support, common themes regarding how families might pursue task, relational, and identity goals were expected (RQ1). Based on their unique positions, we investigated whether the th…
The communicative process of resilience for marginalized family members
This study aims to understand how people living at the edge of their familial group as marginalized members (i.e., "black sheep") enact resilience. Inductive analysis of interviews with 30 marginalized family members uncovered five resilience strategies marginalized family members engage in to come to terms with their position in the family, repair family relationships, and/or create a new sense of normalcy: (a) seeking support from communication…
Reconsidering Family Closeness: A Review and Call for Research on Family Distancing
The purpose of this essay is to illustrate the opportunity communication scholars have in defining and illuminating the process of family distancing. With this in mind, we begin by challenging three common misconceptions about the enduring quality of family relationships before forwarding an initial model of family distancing based on existing literature. Finally, we call for new research that addresses family distancing in multiple contexts
Interdependent Siblings: Associations between Closest and Least Close Sibling Social Support and Sibling Relationship Satisfaction
Sibling relationships are typically long-lasting, providing opportunities for critical social support throughout a lifetime. This study examined how perceptions of sibling support differ for closest and least close sibling relationships, and how support in one sibling relationship can be associated with satisfaction in the other. Adults with at least two siblings answered questions about closest and least close sibling support and relationship sa…
The emerging frontier of interpersonal communication and neuroscience: Scanning the social synapse
Humans are inherently social, driven to communicate and build relationships with one another. The question of how messages between people create shared understanding lies at the core of interpersonal communication. Relatedly, neuroscience scholars are beginning to investigate how dyads, i.e. two socially interacting brains, produce this shared understanding. Here, we argue that interpersonal communication has much to contribute to this rapidly gr…
The Mediating Role of Helicopter Parenting in the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns and Resilience in First-semester College Students
Resilience is important for students transitioning to college given vast attrition rates due to the stress of change and new challenges. This study applied family communication patterns theory (FCP) to explore the relationships among family environment, helicopter parenting, and student resilience. Two mediation models were tested with survey data from 2,253 people in their first semester of college in the United States. Both conversation and con…
Who is this little girl they hired to work here?”: Women’s experiences of marginalizing communication in male-dominated workplaces
Drawing from research on workplace incivility, marginalization, and socialization, this study explored the experiences of 41 women who self-identified as being in the early stages of careers in male-dominated workplaces. Analysis of interviews suggested a model that explicates the process of marginalization including (a) marginalizing communication (six categories that range from micro to macro-aggressions), (b) interpretation, (c) response, and …
Chinese International Undergraduate Students’ English Language Ability, Advice From Domestic and International Friends, and Psychosocial Adjustment to College
This study explores how advice from friends predicts Chinese international students’ college adjustment. First-year international Chinese ( N = 95) undergraduates reported on their English language ability (ELA), advice seeking and evaluation with domestic and international friends, and psychosocial adjustment. Chinese students with lower self-reported ELA sought advice from their closest domestic friend less often, perceived advice from that fri…
The Mediating Role of Family and Cultural Food Beliefs on the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns and Diet and Health Issues across Racial/Ethnic Groups
Consumption of red meat has been linked to a variety of health issues, yet Americans are resistant to reducing their meat consumption. Family communication environments shape beliefs about food and meat consumption, and therefore are locations for potential interventions to change the way people think about food. Families are embedded in cultures, and both family and cultural norms shape beliefs about what people should eat. This study (N = 773) …
“There’s Always Going to Be Uncertainty”: Exploring Undergraduate Student Parents’ Sources of Uncertainty and Related Management Practices
Framed by uncertainty management theory, the present study explores the uncertainty issues and management practices of undergraduate student parents. Results from 40 narrative interviews reveal seven sources of uncertainty, eight management practices, and two uncertainty trade-offs. Findings reveal that having two interrelated identities (student and parent) not only exacerbate some uncertainties but create completely new ones. This intersectiona…
Conceptualizing and Measuring Communication Interdependence: The Technology and Face-to-Face Integration Scale
A distinguishing feature of contemporary relationships is the integration of technological mediation into routine social interaction. The communication interdependence perspective (CIP) explains how interpersonal technologies are interwoven with face-to-face relationships, but its conceptualization of integration is limited. To fill this gap, we expand the CIP by proposing a new measure to explicate and operationalize the ways multiple modalities…
Settling down without settling: Perceived changes in partner preferences in response to Covid-19
The goal of this study was to explore the positive association between concern related to COVID-19 and single individuals’ perceived changes to their partner preferences. In addition, we investigated the mediating role of fear of being single. Results indicated that people with greater COVID-19 concern perceived an increase in the importance of stability, family commitment, and physical/social attractiveness, as well as fear of being single. Fear…
Explicating dimensions of family marginalization and types of marginalized family members
Marginalized family members feel different from and are often disapproved of or excluded by multiple family members. These feelings arise from interactions that create relational distance. Although being marginalized from one's family typically is a chronically stressful process, the ways in which marginalization is accomplished likely varies across individuals, families, and/or time. Guided by social identification and confirmation theories, we …
Communicative predictors of social network resilience skills during the transition to college
Persisting in college requires resilience for emerging adults, who must adapt to a new culture with different norms. Many also struggle with financial pressure, mental health issues, and interpersonal stressors. This longitudinal study proposes and tests a model of the communication factors that predict social network resilience skills during the transition to college. A sample of 436 first-year college students in the Mountain West region of the…
Communication Interdependence and Cohabitation: The Role of Interpersonal Technologies in Satisfaction and Disillusionment among Couples in Transition
The transition to cohabitation is a major developmental milestone for romantic couples, yet it is linked to myriad negative outcomes. This study extends the communication interdependence perspective (CIP) to understand the role of technology use in relationship transitions (i.e., the transition to cohabitation). Couples (N = 258 individuals) completed an online survey before and after transitioning to cohabitation to test actor and partner effect…
Changes in family communication during the Covid-19 pandemic: The role of family communication patterns and relational distance
Communication between family members facilitated sensemaking and coping with uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic for many, however, accessing this form of coping can be challenging for marginalized family members who maintain relational distance with family. This study sought to understand how family communication changed during the COVID-19 pandemic for marginalized family members and how those changes were associated with family communicat…
Family and Cultural Perceptions About Meat Consumption among Hispanic/Latino and White Adults in the United States
The study examines the extent to which Hispanic/Latino Americans and non-Hispanic White Americans report that meat is an important aspect of their cultural beliefs and practices. An online national survey was completed using quota sampling to recruit approximately equal groups of U.S. Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic White Americans ( n = 512). A path model predicting willingness to reduce meat consumption was estimated. Hispanic/Latino Americans…
Reactance to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Messages: Face Threat and Face Management Strategies in Memorable Daily Conversations Among Couples
Most adults in the United States (U.S.) fail to meet guidelines for physical activity (PA) and nutrition outlined by the Centers for Disease Control. One important predictor of engagement in healthy behavior is support from one’s romantic partner. However, messages from partners may fail to motivate healthy behavior if they threaten recipients’ face and cause reactance. The present study examines face-threatening acts (FTAs) and face management s…
Needing Space During Lockdown: A Test of Relational Turbulence Theory in the Context of Conversations About Physical and Emotional Space During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic upended home life for couples across the globe. Many couples faced increased relational uncertainty and interference from a partner as a result of stay at home and lockdown orders. This study uses relational turbulence theory to examine how (a) relational uncertainty and (b) partner interdependence are associated with cognitions and emotions about needing space conversations with a partner. We examine links between perceptio…
Resilience processes buffer the negative associations between marginalizing communication and career outcomes for women in male-dominated workplaces
Women in male-dominated workplaces may experience marginalization at work (communication of difference, disapproval, and/or exclusion), which can have deleterious effects on career outcomes. Engaging in communicative resilience processes likely mitigates some of these negative effects. Based on responses from 229 women who endured gender-based workplace marginalization, moderation models including communicative measures of marginalization and res…
Why Family Members St(r)ay: Marginalized Family Members’ Commitment to Family
Societal norms of commitment to family make gaining and maintaining family distance challenging. This study utilizes the investment model (Rusbult, 1980, 1983) to understand family commitment in the context of family member marginalization. A survey of 285 marginalized family members revealed family member marginalization is associated with lower family satisfaction and investment and higher availability of alternative kin relationships. The nega…
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