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“I have cancer” : understanding the decision to disclose to family members using the theory of motivated information management
No full texttextDisclosure is considered a form of information management (Petronio, 2002) and illness disclosures are distinctly different than secrets or other types of information in need of management (Greene, 2009). An emerging communication theory, the Theory of Motivated Information Management (TMIM; Afifi & Weiner, 2004), provides a nuanced framework for describing the multifaceted cognitive and communicative components of information management. The present study aims to investigate cancer disclosures as a motivated information management process experienced by the information provider, the cancer patient. An exploratory study conducted by Nelson & Donovan (2014) demonstrated evidence that cancer disclosures can be characterized as information management and that information providers' experiences parallel phases of the information management process, which is an area of the TMIM yet to be explored. Individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life (N = 137) completed an online survey regarding the cognitions and emotions they recalled having prior to disclosing their diagnosis to a particular family member. Results indicate that cancer patients experience the cognitive assessments of TMIM, which influence the disclosure characteristics of open communication and topic avoidance. A model for the information provider's TMIM process is supported, demonstrating the applicability of TMIM to information provision in the context of illness disclosures.Communication Studie
Electronics for Guitarists
No full textIn the second edition of Electronics for Guitarists author Denton Dailey teaches the basic theory of operation and design principles of analog guitar signal processing circuits and amplifiers. The design and operation of common effects circuits such as tone controls, preamps, phasers, flangers, envelope followers, distortion and overdrives are covered, as are both solid-state amplifiers and power supplies. Written primarily for the guitarist, this book balances coverage of theoretical analysis and design while providing many examples of practical experimental circuits. The main thrust of the material is analog circuitry, focusing on fundamental principles of transistors, integrated circuit and vacuum tube-based amplifier operation and theory, and operation of typical guitar signal processing effects circuits. Updated to the new edition include: • New coverage of tone control circuits, MOSFETS and their applications as small-signal amplifiers, rail splitters and charge pumps, amplifiers using germanium transistors, and tube power amp design • Expanded coverage of numerous subjects such as vacuum tube power supplies, the digital oscilloscope, Darlington and Sziklai transistors, and signal spectra and transfer function symmetry • Additional examples of various circuits such as overdrive, distortion, chorus, delay, tremolo and auto-wah circuits as well as amplifier design Electronics for Guitarists is ideal for the musician or engineer interested in analog signal processing. The material is also useful to general electronics hobbyists, technologists and engineers with an interest in guitar and music-related electronics applications
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No full textPhotograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Author Janet Dailey and her husband, Bill Dailey, chat with Irving Stone, whose latest book is about Charles Darwin.
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Maintaining relationships during recovery : expanding inconsistent nurturing as control theory
No full textInconsistent nurturing as control theory has illuminated how those who wish to support their romantic partners' substance use disorder (SUD) recovery may use different communicative strategies to do so. However, loved ones have an interest in maintaining their relationship with the recovering individual, a goal that may compete at times with efforts to help them avoid relapse. Thus, research is needed to establish the connection between influence behaviors and relationship quality, as well as that between relationship quality and relapse.
The present study gathered data from 149 romantic partners of individuals in recovery from problematic substance use. Data was collected again two weeks (n = 108) and four weeks (n = 85) after the initial survey. Results indicate that punishing one's partner for substance use-related behavior led to lower relationship quality, while reinforcing the substance use or reinforcing alternative behavior (such as attending treatment or sober activities) was related to increased relationship quality. Further, higher relationship quality was associated with lower rates of relapse later in the study. Finally, participants who indicated they had reached a point of frustration in their relationships had lower relationship quality and may experience the effects of reinforcing alternatives slightly differently. Implications for both theory and practice are discussed.Communication Studie
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A qualitative exploration of daughters' reports of supportive and unsupportive responses from their mothers during the transition from college to career
No full textThe transition from college to career has been established as a stressful period of time for emerging adults, as well as a critical turning point for mothers and daughters. Effective support from mothers helps daughters cope with stressful events, but shifting roles and/or expectations during periods of transition can present communication challenges. As such, the current dissertation investigated mother-daughter communication during daughters’ transition from college to career. Framed by the lens of Goldsmith’s (2001, 2004) normative model of social support, this study used face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with 35 emerging adult women to gain new insights into daughters’ experiences transitioning and their evaluations of supportive/effective and unsupportive/ineffective messages from their mothers during this period of time.
The investigation uncovered a variety of stressors experienced by participants before graduation (unknowns, decision-making, finances, and outside expectations) as well as after (change in pace and social isolation). In regards to communication with mothers, daughters reported a lack of satisfaction when mothers were overinvolved (challenging daughters’ autonomy, being too forceful with ideas, asking too many questions) or under-attentive (not listening well, asking too few questions). According to daughters, this led to increased stress and tightened control of information on their part. Conversely, daughters appreciated when mothers believed in them and were positively engaged (encouraging daughters’ autonomy, filling a cheerleading role, listening well, asking helpful questions). According to participants, this led to decreased stress, increased confidence, and a feeling of being anchored during the transition.
These findings contribute to an understanding of the stressors of the transition from college to career, as well as what types of communication daughters find more or less helpful. In accordance with Goldsmith’s (2001, 2004) normative model of social support, daughters were most satisfied with behaviors and messages that attended to their task, identity, and relational goals.Communication Studie
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The role of communication and self-advocacy in sexual relationships : exploring sexual communication among cis and trans women, trans men and non-binary people
No full textSexual communication, or messages exchanged between sexually intimate individuals about their wants, desires, and preferences for sexual encounters, has not been fully explored by communication scholars. Sexual communication is positively related with sexual health (Sheeran et al., 1999), relationship satisfaction (Rubinsky & Hosek, 2019), and sexual satisfaction (Babin, 2012; Brown & Weigel, 2018; Byers & Demmons, 1999; Frederick et al., 2018; MacNeil & Byers, 1997, 2005, 2009; Montesi et al., 2012; Rehman et al., 2019; Rubinsky & Hosek, 2019), but the work has not been contextualized within systems of power and policy regarding sex and sexuality, which impact relationships, individuals, and their sexual communication behaviors. Twenty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted to answer three research questions. Research question 1 asks, what sex education messages do women, transmen, and non-binary individuals receive? How do they fill the gaps in their sex education later in life? Question 2: How do women, transmen, and non-binary individuals use sexual communication with their partner(s)? and question 3: What do women, transmen, and non-binary individuals state as their motivation to reveal or conceal sexual preferences and desires to a partner?
Thematic analysis of the interviews found that the sex education participants received was most often abstinence-only and as the only safe and moral way to prevent adverse outcomes. Participants had to seek sex and relationship information on topics of consent, safe sex, and pleasure for themselves from their partners, communities, and through media to access the information they were not given at home or school to engage in safe, pleasurable, and consensual sex. Sexual communication was used outside of and during sexual encounters to negotiate the sexual encounter, advocate for one’s wants, to discuss safe sex, and navigate changes to the sexual relationship over time. Having previously used sexual communication with a partner and it being received well was motivating for many participants to engage in sexual communication in the future. Participants believed that their internalized social scripts for sexuality negatively impacted sexual communication, as some participants recalled avoiding sexual communication out of a fear of being perceived negatively. Findings are discussed through emergent themes, and the inter-relationship among the themes was used to construct a model of sexual communication patterns based on individual, relationship, and societal factors.Communication Studie
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What precludes the chilling effect? the role of power dynamics in mitigating complaints and conflict
No full textThis study included respondents who are in romantic relationships. The purpose of this study was to extend an important line of research on the chilling effect, a type of conflict avoidance, by attempting to identify a missing chilling effect in the form of a lack of irritations. This study assessed how dependence power and punitive power relates to complaints, conflict, the chilling effect, and a missing chilling effect. An additional goal was to demonstrate the possibility that there may be individual-level factors may play a role so moderating variables were included of optimism, self-control, and communal orientation. Key findings indicated punitive power playing a large role, but punitive power played a role in predicting outcomes when in interaction with the other variables. The interaction of dependence power, punitive power and communal strength resulted in the greatest chilling effect. The interaction of the two forms of power associated with less self-control resulted in greatest missing chilling effect. Findings indicate the importance of individual-level factors when studying this type of relationship phenomena.Communication Studie
A study of the success of Booker T. Washington High School students who entered Spelman College during the years 1936--1941, 1946
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