The relationship between willingness to communicate and solidarity with frequency, breadth, and depth of communication in the sibling relationship

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 82-90

  Rocca, Kelly A ^a   Martin, Matthew M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040701696     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824099809362100     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Barraclough, R.A., Christophel, D.M., and McCroskey, J.C., 1988. Willingness to communicate: A cross-cultural investigation. Communication Research Reports, 5: 187-192.
2. Baus, R.D., and Allen, J.L., 1996. Solidarity and sexual communication as selective filters: A report on intimate relationship development. Communication Research Reports, 13: 1-7.
3. Bell, R.A., and Healey, J.G., 1992. Idiomatic communication and interpersonal solidarity in friends’ relational cultures. Human Communication Research, 18: 307-355.
4. Buhrmester, D., and Furman, W., 1987. The development of companionship and intimacy. Child Development, 58: 1101-1113.
5. Buhrmester, D., and Furman, W., 1990. Perceptions of sibling relationships during middle childhood and adolescence. Child Development, 61: 1387-1398.
6. Cicirelli, V.G., 1980. A comparison of college women's feelings toward their siblings and parents. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 42: 111-118.
7. Cicirelli, V.G., 1989. Feelings of attachment to siblings and well-being in later life. Psychology and Aging, 4: 211-216.
8. Cicirelli, V.G., 1995. Sibling relationships across the life span, New York: Plenum Press.
9. Clark, A. J., 1989. Communication confidence and listening competence: An investigation of the relationships of willingness to communicate, communication apprehension, and receiver apprehension to comprehension of content and emotional meaning in spoken messages. Communication Education, 38: 237-248.
10. Connidis, I. A., 1989. Siblings as friends in later life. American Behavioral Scientist, 33: 81-93.
11. Connidis, I.A., and Campbell, L.D., 1995. Closeness, confiding, and contact among siblings in middle and late adulthood. Journal of Family Issues, 16: 722-745.
12. Dunn, J., 1982. Siblings: Love, envy, and understanding, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
13. Dunn, J., 1985. Sisters and brothers, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
14. Dunn, J., Slomkowski, C., Beardsall, L., and Rende, R., 1994. Adjustment in middle childhood and early adolescence: Links with earlier and contemporary sibling relationships. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 35: 491-504.
15. Floyd, K., 1996. Communicating closeness among siblings: An application of the gendered closeness perspective. Communication Research Reports, 13: 27-34.
16. Goode, E.E., 1994. The secret world of siblings: Emotional ambivalence often marks the most enduring relationship later in life. U.S. News & World Report, 116(1) January 10: 44-50.
17. Kahn, M.D., 1983. Sibling relationships in later life. Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality, 17: 94-103.
18. Leigh, G.K., 1982. Kinship interaction over the family life span. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 44: 197-208.
19. Martin, M.M., and Anderson, C.M., 1995. Roommate similarity: Are roommates who are more similar in their communication traits more satisfied. Communication Research Reports, 12: 46-52.
20. Martin, M.M., Anderson, C.M., Burant, P.A., and Weber, K., 1997. Verbal aggression in sibling relationships. Communication Quarterly, 45: 304-317.
21. Martin, M.M., Anderson, C.M., and Mottet, T.P., 1997. The relationship between perceived understanding and self-disclosure in the sibling relationship. Communication Research Reports, 14: 331-338.
22. McCroskey, J.C., 1992. Reliability and validity of the willingness to communicate scale. Communication Quarterly, 40: 16-25.
23. McCroskey, J.C., and Richmond, V.P., 1987. “ Willingness to communicate ”. In Personality and interpersonal communication, Edited by: McCroskey, J.C., and Daly, J.A., 129-156. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
24. McCroskey, J.C., and Richmond, V.P., 1990a. Willingness to communicate: A cognitive view. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 5: 19-39.
25. McCroskey, J.C., and Richmond, V.P., 1990b. Willingness to communicate: Differing cultural perspectives. The Southern Communication Journal, 56: 72-77.
26. McCroskey, J.C., and Richmond, V.P., 1995. Correlates of compulsive communication: Quantitative and qualitative characteristics. Communication Quarterly, 43: 39-52.
27. Newman, J., 1991. College students’ relationships with siblings. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 20: 629-645.
28. Pulakos, J., 1987. Brothers and sisters: Nature and importance of the adult bond. The Journal of Psychology, 121: 521-522.
29. Pulakos, J., 1989. Young adult relationships: Siblings and friends. The Journal of Psychology, 123(3): 237-245.
30. Richmond, V.P., and Roach, K.D., 1992. Willingness to communicate and employee success in U.S. organizations. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 20: 95-115.
31. Rubin, R.B., Palmgreen, P., and Sypher, H.E., 1994. Communication research measures: A sourcebook, New York: The Guilford Press.
32. Seltzer, M.M., 1989. The three r's of life cycle sibships: Rivalries, reconstructions, and relationships. American Behavioral Scientist, 33: 107-115.
33. Weber, K.D., and Patterson, B.R., 1996. Construction and validation of a communication based emotional support scale. Communication Research Reports, 13: 68-76.
34. Wheeless, L.R., 1976. Self-disclosure and interpersonal solidarity: Measurement, validation, and relationships. Human Communication Research, 3: 47-61.
35. Wheeless, L.R., 1978. A follow-up study of the relationships among trust, disclosure, and interpersonal solidarity. Human Communication Research, 4: 143-157.