Interpersonal communication is inexorable, irrevocable, complex and relative but ultimately necessary. Understanding this type of communication gives us a framework for successful and effective interaction with others in everyday situations. In this multivolume reference collection, subject specialists Mark L. Knapp and John A .Daly, explore the dimensions, dynamics and implications of interpersonal communication.

Volume I covers the history and status of the field to various communicator characteristics that influence communication. This volume includes articles on personality and how personality, traits and states affect interpersonal behaviour. Volume II looks at the messages and processes of interpersonal communication. Articles covering various types of interpersonal messages - equivocal, defensive, incongruous to name a few - are followed by discussions on the various interpersonal process such as reciprocity, matching and interpersonal reflex. Volume III investigates the persuasive, relational and physiological outcomes of interpersonal communication. Finally, Volume IV focuses on the diverse contexts such as romantic relationships, work environments or doctor-patient interactions in which interpersonal communication takes place and the competences necessary to achieve successful communication.

VOLUME 1: INTRODUCTION, HISTORY & COMMUNICATOR CHARACTERISTICS
Introduction
Editors¿ Introduction - Mark L. Knapp and John A. Daly
History
Interpersonal Communication: Theoretical perspectives, future prospects - Charles C. Berger
Personality
Personality and Interpersonal Communication - John A. Daly
Conversational Involvement and Loneliness - Robert A. Bell
Validity of the PRCA as an Index of Oral Communication Apprehension - James C. McCroskey
Affirming and Nonaffirming Style, Dyad Sex, and the Perception of Argumentation and Verbal Aggression in an Interpersonal Dispute - Dominic A. Infante, Andrew S. Rancer, and Felicia F. Jordan
Developing and Testing Rational Models of Message Design - Barbara J. O¿Keefe
Communication Apprehension as Temperamental Expression: A communibiology paradigm - Michael J. Beatty, James C. McCroskey and Alan D. Heisel
Big Five Personality Traits and Relationship Quality: Self-reported, observational, and physiological evidence - Ashley S. Holland and Glenn I. Roisman
Attachment theory: A communication perspective - Laura K. Guerrero
Cognition
A Cognitive Approach to Human Communication: An action assembly theory - John O. Greene
Conversational Memory: The effects of recall mode and memory expectancies on remembrances of natural conversations - Laura Stafford and John A. Daly
Communication Failure and Plan Adaptation: If at first you don¿t succeed, say it louder and slower - Charles R. Berger and Patrick diBattista
Attribution Theory and Research: Review and implications for communication - David R. Seibold and Brian H. Spitzberg
The Negativity Effect and its Implications for Initial Interaction - Kathy Kellerman
VOLUME 2: PROCESSES & MESSAGES
Processes
The Exchange of Nonverbal Intimacy: A critical review of dyadic models - Peter A. Andersen and Janis F. Andersen
The Chameleon Effect as Social Glue: Evidence for the evolutionary significance of nonconscious mimicry - Jessica L. Lakin, Valerie E. Jefferis, Clara Michelle Cheng and Tanya L. Chartrand
Speech Accommodation Theory: The first decade and beyond - Howard Giles, Anthony Mulac, James J. Bradac and Patricia Johnson
Interpersonal Expectancy Effects: The first 345 studies - Robert Rosenthal and Donald B. Rubin
Interaction Appearance Theory: Changing perceptions of physical attractiveness through social interaction - Kelly Fudge Albada, Mark L. Knapp and Katheryn Theune
Accuracy in Interpersonal Perception: A social-relations analysis - David A. Kenny and Linda Albright
Interpersonal Processes Involving Impression Regulation and Management - Barry Schlenker and Michael F. Weigold
The Construct of Intent in Interpersonal Communication - Glen Stamp and Mark L. Knapp
Dialectical Contradictions in Relationship Development - Leslie A. Baxter
Messages
Toward a Multidimensional Approach to the Study of Self-disclosure - Shirley J. Gilbert and Gale G. Whiteneck
Nonverbal Behavior and Self-presentation - Bella M. DePaulo
Emotions are Social - Brian Parkinson
Communication Paradoxes and the Maintenance of Living Relationships with the Dying - Vernon D. Miller and Mark L. Knapp
Truths, Lies, and Equivocations: The effects of conflicting goals on discourse - Janet B. Bavelas, Alex Black, Nicole Chovil and Jennifer Mullett
Excuses: Their effective role in the negotiation of reality - C.R. Snyder and Raymond L. Higgins
"Memorable" messages - Mark L. Knapp, Cynthia Stohl and Kathleen K. Reardon
Computer-mediated Communication: Impersonal, interpersonal, and hyperpersonal interaction - Joseph B. Walther
Compliments: A descriptive taxonomy - Mark L. Knapp, Robert Hopper and Robert A. Bell
VOLUME 3: FORMING AND MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS
Development and Maintenance of Relationships
Perceptions of Communication Behavior Associated with Relationship Terms - Mark L. Knapp, Donald G. Ellis and Barbara A. Williams
Turning Points in Developing Romantic Relationships - Leslie A. Baxter and Connie Bullis
Maintenance Strategies and Romantic Relationship Type, Gender and Relational Characteristics - Laura Stafford and Daniel J. Canary
Attraction and Initial Interaction
The Measurement of Interpersonal Attraction - James C. McCroskey and Thomas A. McCain
An Overview (and Underview) of Research and Theory within the Attraction Paradigm - Donn Byrne
Some Explorations in Initial Interaction and Beyond: Toward a developmental theory of interpersonal communication - Charles R. Berger and Richard J. Calabrese
Small Talk: Social functions - Justine Coupland
The Affinity-seeking Function of Communication - Robert A. Bell and John A. Daly
Commitment and Comfort
The Normative Context of Advice as Social Support - Daena J. Goldsmith and Kristine L. Fitch
The Production of Comforting Messages: Social-cognitive foundations - B.R. Burleson
Recipient¿s Criteria for Evaluating the Skillfulness of Comforting Communication and the Outcomes of Comforting Interactions - Amy M. Bippus
Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Neglect: Responses to dissatisfaction in romantic involvements - Caryl E. Rusbult, Isabella M. Zembrodt and Lawanna K. Gunn
Conflict
Coding Verbal Conflict Tactics: Nonverbal and perceptual correlates of the "avoidance-distributative-integrative" distinction - Alan L. Sillars, Stephen F. Coletti, Doug Parry and Mark A. Rogers
Facework Competence in Intercultural Conflict: An updated face-negotiation theory - Stella Ting-Toomey and Atsuko Kurogi
The Creation of Defensiveness in Social Interaction - Glen H. Stamp, Anita L. Vangelisti and John A. Daly
Marital Interaction: Physiological linkage and affective exchange - Robert W. Levenson and John M. Gottman
When Words Hurt: The effects of perceived intentionality on interpersonal relationships - Anita L. Vangelisti and Stacy L. Young
Family Secrets: Forms, functions, and correlates - Anita L. Vangelisti
VOLUME 4: PERSUASION AND COMPETENCE
Persuasion
Harnessing the Science of Persuasion - Robert B. Ciadini
Theories of Persuasion - Daniel J. O¿Keefe
A Meta-analysis of Fear Appeals: Implications for effective public health campaigns - Kim Witte and Mike Allen
The Empirical Study of the Persuasive Effects of Evidence: The status after 50 years of research - John C. Reinard
Domineeringness and Dominance: A transactional view - L. Edna Rogers-Millar and Frank E. Millar III
The Theory of Reasoned Action and Self-construal: Evidence from three cultures - Hee Sun Park and Timothy R. Levine
The Persuasiveness of Source Credibility: A critical review of five decades¿ evidence - Chanthika Pornpitakpan
Compliance-gaining Message Strategies: A typology and some findings concerning the effects of situational differences - Gerald R. Miller, Frank J. Boster, Michael E. Roloff and David R. Seibold
Competence
Communication Competence as Knowledge, Skill, and Impression - Brian H. Spitzberg
Explication and Test of a Model of Communicative Competence - John M. Wiemann
Methods of Social Skills Training and Development - Chris Segrin and Michelle Givertz
Family Communication Standards: What counts as excellent family communication and how are such standards associated with family satisfaction? - John P. Caughlin
Assessment of Basic Social Skills - Ronald E. Riggio
Thin Slices of Expressive Behavior as Predictors of Interpersonal Consequences: A meta-analysis - Nalini Ambady and Robert Rosenthal
Dimensions of Intercultural Effectiveness: Culture specific or culture general? - William B. Gudykunst and Mitchell R. Hammer
Issues in the Development of a Theory of Interpersonal Competence in the Intercultural Context - Brian H. Spitzberg