Interpersonal communication is inexorable, irrevocable, complex and relative but ultimately necessary. Understanding this type of communication gives us a framework for successful and effective interaction with others in everyday situations. In this multivolume reference collection, subject specialists Mark L. Knapp and John A .Daly, explore the dimensions, dynamics and implications of interpersonal communication.

VOLUME 1: INTRODUCTION, HISTORY & COMMUNICATOR CHARACTERISTICS Introduction Editors¿ Introduction - Mark L. Knapp and John A. Daly History Interpersonal Communication: Theoretical perspectives, future prospects - Charles C. Berger Personality Personality and Interpersonal Communication - John A. Daly Conversational Involvement and Loneliness - Robert A. Bell Validity of the PRCA as an Index of Oral Communication Apprehension - James C. McCroskey Affirming and Nonaffirming Style, Dyad Sex, and the Perception of Argumentation and Verbal Aggression in an Interpersonal Dispute - Dominic A. Infante, Andrew S. Rancer, and Felicia F. Jordan Developing and Testing Rational Models of Message Design - Barbara J. O¿Keefe Communication Apprehension as Temperamental Expression: A communibiology paradigm - Michael J. Beatty, James C. McCroskey and Alan D. Heisel Big Five Personality Traits and Relationship Quality: Self-reported, observational, and physiological evidence - Ashley S. Holland and Glenn I. Roisman Attachment theory: A communication perspective - Laura K. Guerrero Cognition A Cognitive Approach to Human Communication: An action assembly theory - John O. Greene Conversational Memory: The effects of recall mode and memory expectancies on remembrances of natural conversations - Laura Stafford and John A. Daly Communication Failure and Plan Adaptation: If at first you don¿t succeed, say it louder and slower - Charles R. Berger and Patrick diBattista Attribution Theory and Research: Review and implications for communication - David R. Seibold and Brian H. Spitzberg The Negativity Effect and its Implications for Initial Interaction - Kathy Kellerman VOLUME 2: PROCESSES & MESSAGES Processes The Exchange of Nonverbal Intimacy: A critical review of dyadic models - Peter A. Andersen and Janis F. Andersen The Chameleon Effect as Social Glue: Evidence for the evolutionary significance of nonconscious mimicry - Jessica L. Lakin, Valerie E. Jefferis, Clara Michelle Cheng and Tanya L. Chartrand Speech Accommodation Theory: The first decade and beyond - Howard Giles, Anthony Mulac, James J. Bradac and Patricia Johnson Interpersonal Expectancy Effects: The first 345 studies - Robert Rosenthal and Donald B. Rubin Interaction Appearance Theory: Changing perceptions of physical attractiveness through social interaction - Kelly Fudge Albada, Mark L. Knapp and Katheryn Theune Accuracy in Interpersonal Perception: A social-relations analysis - David A. Kenny and Linda Albright Interpersonal Processes Involving Impression Regulation and Management - Barry Schlenker and Michael F. Weigold The Construct of Intent in Interpersonal Communication - Glen Stamp and Mark L. Knapp Dialectical Contradictions in Relationship Development - Leslie A. Baxter Messages Toward a Multidimensional Approach to the Study of Self-disclosure - Shirley J. Gilbert and Gale G. Whiteneck Nonverbal Behavior and Self-presentation - Bella M. DePaulo Emotions are Social - Brian Parkinson Communication Paradoxes and the Maintenance of Living Relationships with the Dying - Vernon D. Miller and Mark L. Knapp Truths, Lies, and Equivocations: The effects of conflicting goals on discourse - Janet B. Bavelas, Alex Black, Nicole Chovil and Jennifer Mullett Excuses: Their effective role in the negotiation of reality - C.R. Snyder and Raymond L. Higgins "Memorable" messages - Mark L. Knapp, Cynthia Stohl and Kathleen K. Reardon Computer-mediated Communication: Impersonal, interpersonal, and hyperpersonal interaction - Joseph B. Walther Compliments: A descriptive taxonomy - Mark L. Knapp, Robert Hopper and Robert A. Bell VOLUME 3: FORMING AND MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS Development and Maintenance of Relationships Perceptions of Communication Behavior Associated with Relationship Terms - Mark L. Knapp, Donald G. Ellis and Barbara A. Williams Turning Points in Developing Romantic Relationships - Leslie A. Baxter and Connie Bullis Maintenance Strategies and Romantic Relationship Type, Gender and Relational Characteristics - Laura Stafford and Daniel J. Canary Attraction and Initial Interaction The Measurement of Interpersonal Attraction - James C. McCroskey and Thomas A. McCain An Overview (and Underview) of Research and Theory within the Attraction Paradigm - Donn Byrne Some Explorations in Initial Interaction and Beyond: Toward a developmental theory of interpersonal communication - Charles R. Berger and Richard J. Calabrese Small Talk: Social functions - Justine Coupland The Affinity-seeking Function of Communication - Robert A. Bell and John A. Daly Commitment and Comfort The Normative Context of Advice as Social Support - Daena J. Goldsmith and Kristine L. Fitch The Production of Comforting Messages: Social-cognitive foundations - B.R. Burleson Recipient¿s Criteria for Evaluating the Skillfulness of Comforting Communication and the Outcomes of Comforting Interactions - Amy M. Bippus Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Neglect: Responses to dissatisfaction in romantic involvements - Caryl E. Rusbult, Isabella M. Zembrodt and Lawanna K. Gunn Conflict Coding Verbal Conflict Tactics: Nonverbal and perceptual correlates of the "avoidance-distributative-integrative" distinction - Alan L. Sillars, Stephen F. Coletti, Doug Parry and Mark A. Rogers Facework Competence in Intercultural Conflict: An updated face-negotiation theory - Stella Ting-Toomey and Atsuko Kurogi The Creation of Defensiveness in Social Interaction - Glen H. Stamp, Anita L. Vangelisti and John A. Daly Marital Interaction: Physiological linkage and affective exchange - Robert W. Levenson and John M. Gottman When Words Hurt: The effects of perceived intentionality on interpersonal relationships - Anita L. Vangelisti and Stacy L. Young Family Secrets: Forms, functions, and correlates - Anita L. Vangelisti VOLUME 4: PERSUASION AND COMPETENCE Persuasion Harnessing the Science of Persuasion - Robert B. Ciadini Theories of Persuasion - Daniel J. O¿Keefe A Meta-analysis of Fear Appeals: Implications for effective public health campaigns - Kim Witte and Mike Allen The Empirical Study of the Persuasive Effects of Evidence: The status after 50 years of research - John C. Reinard Domineeringness and Dominance: A transactional view - L. Edna Rogers-Millar and Frank E. Millar III The Theory of Reasoned Action and Self-construal: Evidence from three cultures - Hee Sun Park and Timothy R. Levine The Persuasiveness of Source Credibility: A critical review of five decades¿ evidence - Chanthika Pornpitakpan Compliance-gaining Message Strategies: A typology and some findings concerning the effects of situational differences - Gerald R. Miller, Frank J. Boster, Michael E. Roloff and David R. Seibold Competence Communication Competence as Knowledge, Skill, and Impression - Brian H. Spitzberg Explication and Test of a Model of Communicative Competence - John M. Wiemann Methods of Social Skills Training and Development - Chris Segrin and Michelle Givertz Family Communication Standards: What counts as excellent family communication and how are such standards associated with family satisfaction? - John P. Caughlin Assessment of Basic Social Skills - Ronald E. Riggio Thin Slices of Expressive Behavior as Predictors of Interpersonal Consequences: A meta-analysis - Nalini Ambady and Robert Rosenthal Dimensions of Intercultural Effectiveness: Culture specific or culture general? - William B. Gudykunst and Mitchell R. Hammer Issues in the Development of a Theory of Interpersonal Competence in the Intercultural Context - Brian H. Spitzberg