SSCA - Interpersonal Communication

Our Century: Uniting and Leading with Confidence

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Moderator: Judy Carter
** The Effect of Trait Argumentativeness, Verbal Aggressiveness, Communication Apprehension, and Sex on Perception of Emergent Leadership and Group Satisfaction. Sean Limon, Michigan State University and Betty H. LaFrance, Wake Forest University
Interpersonal Conflict and Power issues in the Nontraditional Organization: A Literature Review. Gillian Teubner, Texas A&M University
Balancing Creativity and Constraint: Linking Interpersonal with Organizational Communication Competence. Holly Payne, University of Kentucky
The Relationship Between Verbal Immediacy, Employee Commitment and Support. Steven Furlich and Sandee Bybee-Lovering, Texas Tech University, and Chad C. Edwards, University of Kansas: ** Top Paper

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Moderator: Bill Edwards, Columbus State University
Hyper-personal Communication in distance Education. Rodney Reynolds, Regent University
No One Knows You're Really Nice: Teaching Power and Persona Through E-mail Listservs. Norman Clark, Appalachian State University
Narrowing the Bandwidth: What the Internet offers for Interpersonal Communication. Jim Roiger, University of Arkansas-Monticello
http://empathy.colstate.edu: a resource for teachers. Bill Edwards, Columbus State University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Moderator: Keri Shaw
Developing Interpersonal Relationships via Computer-Mediated Communication in an Intercultural Learning Environment. Maarit Valo, University of Jyvalskyla
The Experience of Online Romance: An Investigation of Cyber-romancer Narratives. Traci L. Anderson, University of Oklahoma
A Mathematical Model of Deception Detection Accuracy. Hee Sun Park, University of California, Santa Barbara and Timothy R. Levine, Michigan State University
Infidelity in dating Relationships: Examining the Impact of Attachment Styles Differences on Infidelity. Corinne Weisgerber, Pennsylvania State University
The Knitting Circle: An Ethnography of Friendship among Graduate Students. Kristin K. Froemling, University of Oklahoma

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Moderator: Karla Jensen, Texas Tech University
Immediacy and Public Speaking Anxiety: Helping Students Overcome Their Fears Through An Immediate Classroom. Derek Clapp, Texas Tech University
Verbal and Nonverbal Immediacy: Motivating Out Students. Stephen Furlich, Texas Tech University
Web Technology in the Basic Course: An Examination of Application. Chad Edwards, University of Kansas
Immediacy and Technology in the Basic Course. Shawn T. Wahl, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Moderator: Felina Heart, Magnolia High School, Texas
Anger Expression in Family Relationships From an Ethical and Theoretical Perspective. David Gore, Texas A&M University
Hurricanes; Exploring Marital Conflict Through the Voices of Personal Narrative and Social Science. Elissa Foster, University of South Florida
Just My Friend: Communicating to Romantic Partners About Cross-Sex Friends. Kristin K. Froemling, University of Oklahoma
Is There Life After Love? Romantic Relational Termination and Heterosexual Post-dissolutional Relationships. Pamela J. Lannutti and Kenzie A. Cameroan, University of Georgia

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Moderator: Kathrina Martin, Magnolia High School, Texas
Family Decision-Making and Moral Development. David Gore, Texas A&M University
Meeting Receiver Expectations Through Language Choice: Revisiting Sex, Social Desirability and the Use of Intense Language. Michael D. Miller and Karie L. Baum, University of Hawaii at Manoa
** Spouses' Perception of Leisure Time Use and Its Relationship to Marital Conflict. Linda C. Walker, University of Memphis
The Influence of Family Subsystems: Interaction Quality and Marital Satisfaction. Anne E. Lucchetti, Texas Christian University: ** Debut Paper

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Moderator: Susan Dummer, Sam Houston State University
Memorable Questions: A Preliminary Study of Memorable Questions in Initial Encounters. Danna Gibson, University of Memphis and Lynne Webb, University of Arkansas
** Adult Perceptions of Communication Competence in Compliant vs. Assertive Children. Kathleen Perri, Valencia Community College
Automatic Responses, Target Resistance, and the Adaptation of Compliance-Seeking Requests. Paul E. King, Texas Christian University
Social Ties, Nonsupportive Messages, and Compliance. Darlene Karen Drummond, University of North Carolina at Charlotte: ** Debut Paper