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Communicating Affection: Interpersonal Behavior and Social Context (Advances in Personal Relationships)

By Kory Floyd

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
9780521832052, 9780521731744, 9780511606649, 0521832055, 0521731747, 0511606648
LCC
HM1106 .F56 2006
Open Library ID
OL22733352M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
605 kB (619759 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
234\236
Topic
Science (General)
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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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