A Comparative Examination of Reasons for and Uses of Uncertainty and Topic Avoidance in First and Remarriage Relationships

REFERENCES

• Afifi , T. D. and Schrodt , P. 2003 . Uncertainty and the avoidance of the state of one's family in stepfamilies, post-divorce single-parent families, and first-marriage families . Human Communication Research , 29 : 516 – 532 . doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2003.tb00854.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Afifi , W. A. and Burgoon , J. K. 1998 . We never talk about that”: A comparison of cross-sex friendships and dating relationships on uncertainty and topic avoidance . Personal Relationships , 5 : 255 – 272 . doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.1998.tb00171.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Afifi , W. A. and Matsunaga , M. 2008 . “ Uncertainty management theories ” . In Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives , Edited by: Baxter , L. A. and Braithwaite , D. O. 117 – 132 . Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Babrow , A. S. 2001 . Uncertainty, value, communication, and problematic integration . Journal of Communication , 51 : 553 – 74 . doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2001.tb02896.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baxter , L. A. , Braithwaite , D. O. and Nicholson , J. 1999 . Turning points in the development of blended family relationships . Journal of Social and Personal Relationships , 16 : 291 – 313 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baxter , L. A. and Montgomery , B. M. 1996 . Relating: Dialogues and dialectics , New York , NY : Guilford .
   Google Scholar
• Baxter , L. A. and Wilmot , W. W. 1985 . Taboo topics in close relationships . Journal of Social and Personal Relationships , 2 : 253 – 269 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Berger , C. R. and Calabrese , R. J. 1975 . Some explorations in initial interaction and beyond: Toward a developmental theory of interpersonal communication . Human Communication Research , 1 : 99 – 112 .
   Google Scholar
• Brashers , D. E. 2001 . Communication and uncertainty management . Journal of Communication , 51 : 477 – 498 . doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2001.tb02892.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bumpass , L. , Sweet , J. and Castro Martin , T. 1990 . Changing patterns of remarriage . Journal of Marriage and the Family , 52 : 747 – 756 . doi: 10.2307/352939
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Caughlin , J. P. and Golish , T. D. 2002 . An analysis of the association between topic avoidance and dissatisfaction: Comparing perceptual and interpersonal explanations . Communication Monographs , 69 : 275 – 295 . doi: 10.1080/03637750216546
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cissna , K. N. , Cox , D. E. and Bochner , A. P. 1990 . The dialectic of marital and parental relationships within the stepfamily . Communication Monographs , 57 : 44 – 61 . doi: 10.1080/03637759009376184
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coleman , M. , Ganong , L. H. and Fine , M. 2000 . Reinvestigating remarriage: Another decade of progress . Journal of Marriage and the Family , 62 : 1288 – 1307 . doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.01288.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dailey , R. M. and Palamores , N. A. 2004 . Strategic topic avoidance: An investigation of topic avoidance frequency, strategies used, and relational correlates . Communication Monographs , 71 : 471 – 496 . doi: 10.1080/0363452042000307443
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dindia , K. 2003 . “ Definitions and perspectives on relational maintenance communication ” . In Maintaining relationships through communication , Edited by: Canary , D. J. and Dainton , M. 1 – 28 . Mahwah , NJ : Erlbaum .
   Google Scholar
• Dohrenwend , B. S. and Dohrenwend , B. 1974 . Stressful life events: Their nature and effects , New York , NY : Wiley .
   Google Scholar
• Ganong , L. H. and Coleman , M. 2004 . Stepfamily relationships: Development, dynamics, and interventions , New York , NY : Kluwer Academic/Plenum .
   Google Scholar
• Golish , T. D. 2000 . Is openness always better? Exploring the role of topic avoidance, satisfaction, and parenting styles of stepparents . Communication Quarterly , 48 : 137 – 158 .
   Google Scholar
• Golish , T. D. and Caughlin , J. P. 2002 . I'd rather not talk about it”: Adolescents' and young adults' use of topic avoidance in stepfamilies . Journal of Applied Communication Research , 30 : 78 – 106 . doi: 10.1080/00909880216574
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guerrero , L. K. and Afifi , W. A. 1995a . Some things are better left unsaid: Topic avoidance in family relationships . Communication Quarterly , 43 : 276 – 296 .
   Google Scholar
• Guerrero , L. K. and Afifi , W. A. 1995b . “ What parents don't know: Taboo topics and topic avoidance in parent–child relationships ” . In Parents, children, and communication: Frontiers of theory and research , Edited by: Socha , T. J. and Stamp , G. H. 219 – 245 . Hillsdale , NJ : Erlbaum .
   Google Scholar
• Guidubaldi , J. and Cleminshaw , H. 1985 . Divorce, family, health, and child adjustment . Family Relations , 34 : 35 – 41 . doi: 10.2307/583755
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hanzal , A. and Segrin , C. 2008 . Conflict patterns and family of origin conflict in newly initiated remarriages . Journal of Divorce & Remarriage , 49 : 41 – 55 . doi: 10.1080/10502550801971306
   Google Scholar
• Kellermann , K. and Reynolds , R. 1990 . When ignorance is bliss: The role of motivation to reduce uncertainty in uncertainty reduction theory . Human Communication Research , 17 : 5 – 75 . doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.1990.tb00226.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Knobloch , L. K. , Miller , L. E. , Bond , B. J. and Mannone , S. E. 2007 . Relational uncertainty and message processing in marriage . Communication Monographs , 74 : 154 – 180 . doi: 10.1080/03637750701390069
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Norton , R. 1983 . Measuring marital quality: A critical look at the dependent variable . Journal of Marriage and the Family , 45 : 141 – 151 . doi: 10.2307/351302
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Turner , L. H. 1990 . The relationship between communication and marital uncertainty: Is “her” marriage different from “his” marriage? . Women's Studies in Communication , 13 : 57 – 83 .
   Google Scholar
• Wilson , B. F. and Clarke , S. C. 1992 . Remarriages: A demographic profile . Journal of Family Issues , 13 : 123 – 141 . doi: 10.1177/019251392013002001
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yu , T. and Adler-Baeder , F. 2007 . The intergenerational transmission of relationship quality: The effects of parental remarriage quality on young adults' relationships . Journal of Divorce & Remarriage , 47 : 87 – 102 . doi: 10.1300/J087v47n03_05
   Google Scholar