Category Archives: Communication Research

Communication Research, Volume 51, Issue 3, Page 310-334, April 2024. Using the theory of motivated information management (TMIM), this study tested the degree to which sexual minorities’ uncertainty discrepancy about their partner’s communication abou… Continue reading Sexual Minorities’ Uncertainty About Their Romantic Partner’s Communication With Their Family: Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management→

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Hate speech can increase stereotyped thinking and social distancing in a society. However, there is still a lack of variety in the social groups under study and research into possible solutions to the problem. Th… Continue reading Can We Counteract Hate? Effects of Online Hate Speech and Counter Speech on the Perception of Social Groups→

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. This article evaluates communicative strategies to reduce reactance and enhance outcomes when people receive supportive messages about the death of their parent. Two experiments, a laboratory study and an online … Continue reading The Role of Person-Centered Messages, Parallel Disclosures, and Reactance When Communicating Support for Parental Death→

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Overtly persuasive narratives such as testimonials pose significant challenges for theories of narrative persuasion. Such theories argue that overt persuasive intent diminishes entertainment and entertaining narr… Continue reading Affective Responses to Counter-Attitudinal Testimonials Drive Persuasive Effects: The Case of Physician-Assisted Suicide→

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Drawing on the two-wave 2020 American National Election Studies (ANES) survey, this study revisits partisan types by categorizing individuals’ party identification and positions on party-divided issues. A Latent … Continue reading Not Bowling Alone: Revisiting Partisan Types and Participatory Behaviors Using the Communication Mediated Model→

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Research has shown that performing moral or immoral actions in video games can affect the players’ moral self-worth and evoke moral emotions. People may compensate for their immoral behaviors by performing more m… Continue reading Moral Balancing in Video Games: The Moderating Role of Issue Congruency→

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Organizations compete for scarce resources such as talent. The mobility of employees between organizations means that the inflow side acquires resources at the expense of the outflow side. This study understands … Continue reading Mechanisms for Employee Mobility Between Organizations: A Network Analysis of Faculty Turnover in Communication, 2013 to 2022→

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Organizations compete for scarce resources such as talent. The mobility of employees between organizations means that the inflow side acquires resources at the expense of the outflow side. This study understands … Continue reading Mechanisms for Employee Mobility Between Organizations: A Network Analysis of Faculty Turnover in Communication, 2013 to 2022→

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. This study extends the diffusion of innovations theory by considering the threat of technology and examining the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace over time from a dynamic, differential-ef… Continue reading Examining the Diffusion of Innovations from a Dynamic, Differential-Effects Perspective: A Longitudinal Study on AI Adoption Among Employees→

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. This study extends the diffusion of innovations theory by considering the threat of technology and examining the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace over time from a dynamic, differential-ef… Continue reading Examining the Diffusion of Innovations from a Dynamic, Differential-Effects Perspective: A Longitudinal Study on AI Adoption Among Employees→