Main description:

Communication scholars have long recognized the importance of understanding associations between our bodies and communication messages and processes. In the past decade, there has been an increased focus on the role of physiology in interpersonal interactions, resulting in a surge of research exploring topics related to communication in close relationships. This growing line of research explores topics such as affectionate communication, forgiveness, communication
apprehension, and social support. Contributing to the increase in physiological research on communication processes is a greater recognition of the bi-directional nature of the associations between communication and the body. Researchers study both the physiological outcomes of communication episodes
(e.g., stress responses to conflict conversations), as well as the effects of physiology on communication process (e.g., the influence of hormones on post-sex communication).

The Oxford Handbook of the Physiology of Interpersonal Communication offers a comprehensive review of the most prolific areas of research investigating both the physiological outcomes of interpersonal communication and the effects of physiology on interpersonal interactions. This volume brings together thirty-three leading scholars in the field and draws on research from communication studies, physiology, psychology, and neuroscience. Based on quantitative research methods, the
Handbook serves as a resource for both researchers and students interested in investigating the mutual influence of physiology and communication in close relationships.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Locating Physiology in the Study of Interpersonal Communication
Lindsey S. Aloia, Amanda Denes, John P. Crowley

Chapter 2: Conceptualizing and Measuring Affective and Cognitive Empathy: Physiological Bases of Discrete Emotion Communication, Reason, and Involvement in Decision Making
Ross Buck, Zhan Xu

Chapter 3: The Physiology of Affectionate Communication
Kory Floyd, Corey A. Pavlich, Dana R. Dinsmore, Colter D. Ray

Chapter 4: The Physiology of Social Pain: Examining, Problematizing, and Contextualizing the Experience of Social Pain
Anita L. Vangelisti, Nicholas Brody

Chapter 5: Understanding Physiological Associations with Emotional Competence
Colin Hesse

Chapter 6: Relational Transitions and Stress: Turbulence over the Lifespan of Marriage
Kellie St. Cyr Brisini, Denise Haunani Solomon

Chapter 7: Selected Physiological Dimensions of Communication Apprehension
Michael J. Beatty, Andrea Martinez Gonzalez

Chapter 8: The Physiology of Conflict, Verbal Aggression, and Violence
Lindsey S. Aloia

Chapter 9: Enacting the Demand/Withdrawal Pattern and Physical Well-Being
Michael E. Roloff, Rachel M. Reznik

Chapter 10: Emotional Support Processes and Physiology: A Dyadic Perspective
Jennifer S. Priem

Chapter 11: The Physiology of Forgiveness
John P. Crowley, Ryan J. Allred

Chapter 12: Resilience through Stress: Advancing the Theory of Resilience and Relational Load
Tamara D. Afifi, Michelle Acevedo Callejas, Kathryn Harrison

Chapter 13: The Hormonal Underpinnings of Sexual Communication
Amanda Denes, Anuraj Dhillon, Ambyre Ponivas, Kara L. Winkler

Chapter 14: Evoking Issues of Race and Ethnicity in Research on Physiology and Interpersonal Communication
Sharde M. Davis

Chapter 15: The Psychobiology of Listening: Why Listening is More than Meets the Ear
Graham D. Bodie, Andrew D. Wolvin

Chapter 16: Real or Not Real? Interpersonal Communication via Digital Platforms and Subsequent Physiological Outcomes
Jeanine W. Turner, James D. Robinson, Alexandra McCarthy

Chapter 17: Future Directions for Physiological Communication Research
Amanda Denes, John P. Crowley, Lindsey S. Aloia