Interpersonal communication

About: Interpersonal communication is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 26243 publications have been published within this topic receiving 767999 citations.

Interpersonal spacing in natural settings.

Abstract: Observations were made of the interpersonal spacing of 859 subject pairs in several natural settings at various times over a two-month period. Subjects were classified according to Anglo-, Black-, or Mexican-American ethnic group; adult, adolescent, or child age level; male-male, female-female, or male-female sex combination; and indoor or outdoor observation setting. Ratings of interpersonal distance were made from an unobtrusive location in each setting. Results confirmed expectations of ethnic, age, and sex group patterns in spacing and also revealed an interesting location difference. Implications of the findings in areas of interpersonal dynamics and environmental design are discussed.

Interpersonal Deception Theory

Abstract: Interpersonal deception theory (IDT) explains the process and outcomes of deception in interpersonal conversations. It focuses on intentional, strategic communication behaviors by interacting senders and receivers in conversations, as well as the involuntary behavior that arises from their affective reactions and cognitions. Articulated are its core assumptions and a series of interconnected propositions that model the entire deception process. Evaluation, criticisms, and future research directions pertaining to the theory are presented. Keywords: communication theory; information processing and cognitions; interpersonal communication; strategic communication; visual and nonverbal communication

Emotional labour and emotional exhaustion: Interpersonal and intrapersonal mechanisms

Abstract: In some occupations, particularly in the service sector, dealing with patients or clients may require an employee to pretend to have emotions that they do not really have, or to actually experience required emotions. The regulation of emotion can be either automatic or controlled. This study extends research on the consequences and processes of emotional labour in two ways. First, it examines how the use of different emotion regulation strategies with patients relates to doctors’ emotional exhaustion. Second, it tests two mechanisms that may explain those relationships. A survey of 345 general practitioners (GPs) working in a large urban community in Spain was conducted for the study. Based on Cote's (2005) social interaction model, GP satisfaction with the responses of their patients was tested as a potential interpersonal mediator between their use of automatic, surface, and deep emotion regulation strategies and their emotional exhaustion. Psychological effort was tested as a potential intrape...

How are stereotypes maintained through communication? The influence of stereotype sharedness.

Abstract: Recent research has suggested that interpersonal communication may be an important source of stereotype maintenance. When communicated through a chain of people, stereotype-relevant information tends to become more stereotypical, thus confirming the stereotypes held by recipients of communication. However, the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon have yet to be fully determined. This article examines how the socially shared nature of stereotypes interacts with communication processes to maintain stereotypes in communication chains. In 3 experiments, participants communicated a stereotype-relevant story through 4-person chains using the method of serial reproduction. Manipulations included the extent to which communicators believed their audience and other community members shared and endorsed their stereotypes, and also the extent to which they actually shared the stereotypes. The shared nature of stereotypes was found to be a strong contributor to rendering the story more stereotypical in communication. This is discussed in relation to the maintenance of stereotypes through communication.