Main description:

Advice, defined as a recommendation for action in response to a problem, is a common form of interpersonal support and influence. Indeed, the advice we give and receive from others can be highly consequential, not only affecting us as recipients and advisors, but shaping outcomes for relationships, groups, and organizations. Some of those consequences are positive, as when advice promotes individual problem-solving, or enhances workgroup productivity. Yet advice can
also hide ulterior motives, threaten identity, damage relationships, and promote inappropriate action.

The Oxford Handbook of Advice provides a broad perspective on how advice succeeds and fails, systematically reviewing and synthesizing theory and research on advice from multiple disciplines, such as communication, psychology, applied linguistics, business, law, and medicine. Several chapters explore advice at different levels of analysis, focusing on advisor and recipient roles, advising interactions and relationships, and advice as a resource and connection in groups and networks.
Other chapters address advice in particular types of personal relationships (romantic, family) and professional contexts (workplace, health, education, therapy). Contributing authors also consider cultural differences, advice online, and the ethics of advising.

For scholars concerned with supportive communication, interpersonal influence, decision-making, social networks, and related communication processes at work, at home, and in society at large, this Handbook offers historical perspective, contemporary theoretical framing, methodological recommendations, and directions for future research. It also emphasizes practical application, offering clear, concise, and relevant "advice for advising" based on theory and research.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Advice across Disciplines and Contexts
Erina MacGeorge
Lyn M. Van Swol

Part I: Theory and Method
2. Advice Recipients: The Psychology of Advice Utilization
Lyn M. Van Swol
Jihyun Esther Paik
Andrew Prahl
3. Advisors: The Psychology of Advising
Hayley Blunden
Francesca Gino
4. Advice Messages and Interactions
Lisa Guntzviller
5. Advice in Intimate Relationships
Sara Branch
Elizabeth Dorrance Hall
6. Advice in Groups and Networks
Lyn M. Van Swol
Andrew Prahl

Part II: Contexts and Applications
7. Advice in Families
Cassandra Carlson
8. Advice Giving and Advice Resistance on Telephone Helplines
Alexa Hepburn
Chloe Shaw
Jonathan Potter
9. Advice-Giving in Psychotherapy
Changming Duan
Sarah Knox
Clara Hill
10. Advice from Healthcare Professionals
Jonathan D'Angelo
Anne-Lise D'Angelo, M.D.
11. Advice in Education
Hansun Waring
Gahye Song
12. Advice in Mentoring Relationships in Organizations
Do-Yeong Kim
Sujin Son
13. Advice in the Workplace
Silvia Bonaccio
Jihyun Esther Paik
14. Advice in the Lawyer-Client Relationship
Michael McGinniss
15. Business Advice: A Demonstrability Perspective
Bryan L. Bonner
Nathan L. Meikle
Kristin Bain
Daniel Shannahan
16. Advice in Government and Policy-Making
Jeswald Salacuse
17. Word of Mouth Marketing
Jill Sweeney
18. Advice Communication in Cyberspace
Bo Feng
Xun Zhu
Yining Zhou Malloch
19. Advice Across Cultures
Bo Feng
Hairong Feng

Conclusion
20. Reflections on Advice and the Ethics of Communication
Stephen Browne
21. Advice-Communication with Consequence
Erina MacGeorge
Lyn M. Van Swol