SSCA - Interpersonal Communication

The Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting

Sponsors: Instructional Development and Interpersonal Communication; Chair: Gina C. Wesley, University of Kentucky
The Hotel of Meaning Model: Comprehending Symbolic Reality. Barbara W. Uncapher, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington
The Bridge Model: Moving from Ideas to Form and Function. Janice D. Altenburger, Western Kentucky University: Respondent: Larry J. Winn, Western Kentucky University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Chair: Thomas J. Socha, Old Dominion University
Linking Interpersonal Communication to Larger Social Processes. Greg B. Leichty, University of Louisville
The Behavioral Communication of Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment Among Unmarried Lovers. Robert Lemieux and Jerold L. Hale, University of Georgia
Communication in Interpersonal Relationships USA 2032: A Re-examination of Carl Rogers. Thomas J. Socha, Old Dominion University
Self-Disclosure and Health: New Evidence, Old Hypothesis. Charles H. Tardy, University of Southern Mississippi

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Chair: Shirley A. Whitfield, Northeast Louisiana University
Narrative Sense-Making: Co-Constructing Stories of Lived Experience. Pam L. Secklin, Northeast Louisiana University
Humor in Narratives: Uniting and Dividing at Work. John C. Meyer, University of Southern Mississippi
Troubled Stories: The Therapeutic Roles of Storytelling for Families in Crisis. Mara Loeb, Northeast Louisiana University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Chair: Jerold L. Hale, University of Georgia
A Public Interview Regarding the Research and Teaching of Richard L. Conville. Jerold L. Hale, University of Georgia
The Value of Narrative and Structure for Teaching and Research in Interpersonal Communication. Richard L. Conville, University of Southern Mississippi
A Critical Interpretation of the Work of Richard L. Conville. Sandra Metts, Illinois State University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Chair: Don Orban, University of Florida
A Personal Perspective Regarding Research in Interpersonal Communication. Mark L. Knapp, University of Texas
Researchers as Storytellers. Arthur P. Bochner, University of South Florida
Buber, Rogers, and the Theory of Human Relationships. Kenneth N. Cissna, University of South Florida and Robert Q. Anderson, Saint Louis University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Chair: Judy H. Carter, Amarillo College
Perspective of an Interpersonal Communication Teacher and Scholar. Mollie B. Condra, Vanderbilt University
Perspective of a Department Chair. James C. McCroskey, West Virginia University
Perspective of an Associate Dean Cathy A. Fleuriet, Southwest Texas State University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Chair: Danette E. Ifert, West Virginia Wesleyan College
Appetite as a Voice: The Interpersonal Confirmation and Disconfirmation of Anorexia Nervosa. Jennifer M. Brymer and Randy K. Dillon, Southwest Missouri State University
The Rationality of Argument: The Influence of Individual Traits on Responses to Refusal. Danette E. Ifert, West Virginia Wesleyan College and Leeza Bearden, University of Oklahoma
Group Members: Task Orientation, Satisfaction, and Discussion Quality. William E. Jurma, Texas Christian University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication; Chair: Lynne M. Webb, University of Memphis
Are Men More Instrumental and Women More Emotional? Gender and Situational Differences in the Use of Support Messages and Types. Patricia Amason, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Silencing of Non-Silent' Women. Tracy Marafiote, University of South Florida
Daughters, Mothers, and Grandmothers: An Ethnography of Intergenerational Communication. Michelle Miller, University of Memphis
Waiting: Binding and Bounding Processes Engaged in by Individuals and Family Groups in Special Care Waiting Rooms. J. S. Hinton, University of Missouri