Communicating Affection

Interpersonal Behavior and Social Context

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Few behavioral processes are more central to the development and maintenance of intimate relationships than the communication of affection. Indeed, affectionate expressions often initiate and accelerate relational development. By contrast, their absence in established relationships frequently coincides with relational deterioration. This text explores the scientific research on affection exchange to emerge from the disciplines of communication, social psychology, family studies, psychophysiology, anthropology, and nursing. Specific foci include the individual and relational benefits (including health benefits) of affectionate behavior, as well as the significant risks often associated with expressing affection. A new, comprehensive theory of human affection exchange is offered, and its merits relative to existing theories are explored.

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Non-Fiction Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Interdisciplinary Studies Communication Studies Family & Health Relationships & Families: Advice & Issues Dating, Relationships, Living Together & Marriage Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Geography Geographical Information Systems GIS & Remote Sensing Psychology The Self, Ego, Identity, Personality

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An introduction to affectionate communication
Thinking about afection: the theories
Encoding affectionate messages
Decoding and responding to affectionate expressions
Benefits of expressing and receiving affection
Risks associated with affectionate communication
A New Theoretic approach
Affectionate communication in human interaction
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Communicating Affection

Interpersonal Behavior and Social Context

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