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EXPANDING LANGUAGE EXPECTANCY THEORY: THE SUASORY EFFECTS OF LEXICAL COMPLEXITY AND SEMANTIC COMPLEXITY ON EFFECTIVE HEALTH MESSAGE DESIGN
(2011)
This research seeks to fill a gap concerning screening for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by using language expectancy theory (LET; Burgoon, Jones, & Stewart, 1975; Miller & Burgoon, 1979) and regulatory focus theory ...
An examination of factors influencing United States student perceptions of native and non-native United States teacher effectiveness.
(1998)
Future research directions for integrating intercultural communication and intracultural communication concerns are discussed. Implications for training non-native U.S. instructors and developing future programs to enable ...
Millennials in Sports: Is Generation Y Changing the Coach-Athlete Dynamic?
(2012)
The purpose of this research is to compare the Millennial generation, born between 1982 and 2002 (Howe & Strauss, 2003; Howe & Strauss, 2007, Huntley, 2006) to the generation immediately before them, Generation X, born ...
A field of study investigating behavior change in high-risk groups.
(1997)
This dissertation investigates the effects of a multidimensional planned social change campaign on high risk behavior. The Oklahoma Zero Tolerance law, which provides sanctions to drivers under 21 testing positive for any ...
Political Humor and Third-Person Perception
(2011)
Political humor shows like The Daily Show and the Colbert Report are not only very popular, they are also increasingly becoming a legitimate news source for certain audiences (particularly young people). The purpose of ...
The built environment as communication: Totality, alterity, and dissociation in urban and suburban spaces.
(2003)
This study of the contemporary American built environment works applies several concepts in a semiotic study aimed at understanding the values presented in the built environment. In particular Kramer's theory of dissociation, ...
Making the Business of Death, Business-As-Usual: The Commerce-Care Dialectic in Funeral Planning
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation, grounded in relational dialectics theory 2.0 (RDT; Baxter, 2011), aims to illustrate what meanings emerge from the commerce-care dialectic when engaging in funeral planning. The contrapuntal analysis of ...
SHAPING THE FUTURE: THE EVOLVING ROLE OF NARRATIVES IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INNOVATION.
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation study examines and produces empirical evidence on how organizational members, who are food pantry employees, share stories and narratives created by the organizational group. This exploration provides ...
Intercultural Communication Competence Revisited: Reconciling Trait and Relational Perspectives Using Social Network Analysis
(2024-05-10)
What it takes for communicators to interact competently with intercultural others remains a contested conceptual site. This dissertation addresses the debate between the individual and relational perspectives regarding the ...
Understanding Emotionally Supportive Family Communication Individuals with MS Experience Through a Critical Interpersonal and Family Communication (CIFC) Framework
(2024-05-10)
Emotionally supportive communication (ESC) has been argued as the most valuable form of supportive communication, which the present study explores from the perspective of individuals living with multiple sclerosis (MS). ...