Communicating affection
Subtitle: interpersonal behavior and social context
By: Kory Floyd.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Advances in personal relationships; Advances in personal relationships (Cambridge, England)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Interpersonal relations; Interpersonal communication; Love
Description: "This text explores the scientific research on affection exchange to emerge from the disciplines of communication, social psychology, family studies, psychophysiology, anthropology, and nursing. Specific foci include the individual and relational benefits (including health benefits) of affectionate behavior, as well as the significant risks often associated with expressing affection. A new, comprehensive theory of human affection exchange is offered, and its merits relative to existing theories are explored."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to affectionate communication; title: Thinking about affection: the theories; title: Encoding affectionate messages; title: Decoding and responding to affectionate expressions; title: Benefits of expressing and receiving affection; title: Risks associated with affectionate communication; title: A new theoretic approach; title: Affectionate communication in human interaction.