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Communicating affection in dyadic relationships: An assessment of behavior and expectancies

Pages 68-80 | Published online: 21 May 2009

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Alyssa N. Clark, Eva S. Lefkowitz & Corinne Zimmerman. (2023) Sexual and Affectionate Behaviors in Asexual and Allosexual Adults. The Journal of Sex Research 60:2, pages 242-252.
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Kory Floyd, Mark T Morman, Jeannette Maré & Elizabeth Holmes. (2021) How Americans communicate affection: findings from a representative national sample. Communication Quarterly 69:4, pages 383-409.
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Qin Zhang & Maggie Wills. (2016) A U.S.-Chinese Comparison of Affectionate Communication in Parent-Child Relationships. Communication Research Reports 33:4, pages 317-323.
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Perry M. Pauley, Colin Hesse & Alan C. Mikkelson. (2014) Trait Affection Predicts Married Couples’ Use of Relational Maintenance Behaviors. Journal of Family Communication 14:2, pages 167-187.
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SeanM. Horan & Melanie Booth-Butterfield. (2013) Understanding the Routine Expression of Deceptive Affection in Romantic Relationships. Communication Quarterly 61:2, pages 195-216.
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DanielH. Mansson & Melanie Booth-Butterfield. (2011) Grandparents' Expressions of Affection for Their Grandchildren: Examining Grandchildren's Relational Attitudes and Behaviors. Southern Communication Journal 76:5, pages 424-442.
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DanielH. Mansson & ScottA. Myers. (2011) An Initial Examination of College Students' Expressions of Affection Through Facebook. Southern Communication Journal 76:2, pages 155-168.
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JoshuaM. Averbeck. (2010) Irony and Language Expectancy Theory: Evaluations of Expectancy Violation Outcomes. Communication Studies 61:3, pages 356-372.
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Kory Floyd, AlanC. Mikkelson, MelissaA. Tafoya, Lisa Farinelli, AngelaG. La Valley, Jeff Judd, MarkT. Haynes, KristinL. Davis & Jason Wilson. (2007) Human Affection Exchange: XIII. Affectionate Communication Accelerates Neuroendocrine Stress Recovery. Health Communication 22:2, pages 123-132.
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GeorgeB. Ray & Kory Floyd. (2006) Nonverbal Expressions of Liking and Disliking in Initial Interaction: Encoding and Decoding Perspectives. Southern Communication Journal 71:1, pages 45-65.
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LarryA. Erbert & Kory Floyd. (2004) Affectionate expressions as face‐threatening acts: Receiver assessments. Communication Studies 55:2, pages 254-270.
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Kory Floyd & Mary Claire Morr. (2003) Human affection exchange: VII. Affectionate communication in the sibling/spouse/sibling‐in‐law triad. Communication Quarterly 51:3, pages 247-261.
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ScottA. Myers, Joshua Black, Adam Bukaty, Alexa Callin, LindsayA. Davis, StacyL. Fairbanks, MarieE. Gieron, MeganF. Ferry, Kara Kappenman, Megan King, Megan McGuire, FrancescaD. Nix, Jen Saniuk, MeganM. Tracy, TaraN. Triolo & Tara Valentino. (2001) Relational maintenance behaviors in the sibling relationship. Communication Quarterly 49:1, pages 19-34.
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Kory Floyd. (2000) Affectionate Same-Sex Touch: The Influence of Homophobia on Observers' Perceptions. The Journal of Social Psychology 140:6, pages 774-788.
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Kory Floyd & MarkT. Morman. (2000) Reacting to the verbal expression of affection in same‐sex interaction. Southern Communication Journal 65:4, pages 287-299.
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TamaraD. Golish. (2000) Changes in closeness between adult children and their parents: A turning point analysis. Communication Reports 13:2, pages 79-97.
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Kory Floyd & JudeeK. Burgoon. (1999) Reacting to nonverbal expressions of liking: A test of interaction adaptation theory. Communication Monographs 66:3, pages 219-239.
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Kory Floyd. (1999) To Match or Not to Match: Effects of Behavioral Congruence on Interpersonal Connectedness. The Journal of Social Psychology 139:3, pages 309-322.
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ScottA. Myers & RondaL. Knox. (1998) Perceived sibling use of functional communication skills. Communication Research Reports 15:4, pages 397-405.
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Kory Floyd & MarkT. Morman. (1998) The measurement of affectionate communication. Communication Quarterly 46:2, pages 144-162.
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Jennifer A. Sharkey, Jacqueline S. Feather & Sonja Goedeke. (2021) The current state of relationship science: A cross-disciplines review of key themes, theories, researchers and journals. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 39:4, pages 864-885.
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Vida Pourmand, Kendall A. Lawley & Barbara J. Lehman. (2021) Cultural differences in stress and affection following social support receipt. PLOS ONE 16:9, pages e0256859.
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Lisa J. van Raalte, Kory Floyd, Dayna Kloeber & Alaina M. Veluscek. (2020) Exploring the associations between unwanted affection, stress, and anxiety. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 38:2, pages 524-543.
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Kristina M. Schrage, Jessica A. Maxwell, Emily A. Impett, Dacher Keltner & Geoff MacDonald. (2020) Effects of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication of Affection on Avoidantly Attached Partners’ Emotions and Message Receptiveness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 46:11, pages 1567-1580.
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Colin Hesse & Xi Tian. (2019) Affection Deprivation in Marital Relationships: An Actor-partner Interdependence Mediation Analysis. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 37:3, pages 965-985.
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Jordan Atkinson & David McMahan. (2019) A Pedagogical Guide to Teaching an Interpersonal Communication Course. Journal of Communication Pedagogy 2, pages 27-32.
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Sean M. Horan & Melanie Booth-Butterfield. 2019. The Palgrave Handbook of Deceptive Communication. The Palgrave Handbook of Deceptive Communication 535 550 .
Kory Floyd. 2018. Affectionate Communication in Close Relationships. Affectionate Communication in Close Relationships.
Madeleine H. Redlick & Anita L. Vangelisti. (2018) Affection, Deception, and Evolution: Deceptive Affectionate Messages as Mate Retention Behaviors. Evolutionary Psychology 16:1, pages 147470491775385.
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Amanda Denes, Margaret Bennett & Kara L. Winkler. (2017) Exploring the Benefits of Affectionate Communication: Implications for Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory. Journal of Family Theory & Review 9:4, pages 491-506.
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Sean M. Horan. (2015) Further understanding sexual communication. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 33:4, pages 449-468.
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Kory Floyd. 2015. The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication. The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication 1 8 .
Scott A. Myers. 2015. The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication. The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication 1 5 .
Sean M. Horan & Melanie Booth-Butterfield. (2011) Is It Worth Lying For? Physiological and Emotional Implications of Recalling Deceptive Affection. Human Communication Research 37:1, pages 78-106.
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Gawda Barbara. (2008) Gender Differences in the Verbal Expression of Love Schema. Sex Roles 58:11-12, pages 814-821.
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Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter. (2016) Reported Affectionate Communication and Satisfaction in Marital and Dating Relationships. Psychological Reports 95:3_suppl, pages 1154-1160.
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Roman Kopytko. (2004) The affective context in non-Cartesian pragmatics: a theoretical grounding. Journal of Pragmatics 36:3, pages 521-548.
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NARISSRA MARIA PUNYANUNT-CARTER. (2004) REPORTED AFFECTIONATE COMMUNICATION AND SATISFACTION IN MARITAL AND DATING RELATIONSHIPS. Psychological Reports 95:7, pages 1154.
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Beverley Fehr. (2004) Intimacy Expectations in Same-Sex Friendships: A Prototype Interaction-Pattern Model.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 86:2, pages 265-284.
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Sue D. Pendell. (2002) Chapter 3: Affection in Interpersonal Relationships: Not Just "A Fond or Tender Feeling". Communication Yearbook 26:1, pages 70-115.
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Kory Floyd. (2001) Human Affection Exchange: I. Reproductive Probability as a Predictor of Men's Affection with Their Sons. The Journal of Men's Studies 10:1, pages 39-50.
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KORY FLOYD & MICHAEL VOLOUDAKIS. (1999) Affectionate Behavior in Adult Platonic Friendships Interpreting and Evaluating Expectancy Violations. Human Communication Research 25:3, pages 341-369.
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