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A Comprehensive Guide to Studying and Interpreting Communication Interaction This practical book provides students and experienced researchers with tools for studying communication behaviors through direct observation. The sourcebook provides sound coverage of both cutting-edge and well-established systems, measurements, and procedures, as well as detailed information on measurement selection, coding, reliability assessment, and analysis. In addition to offering theoretical discussions from leading researchers in the field, each chapter also focuses on how to apply systems and principles in conducting actual original research and uses examples and exemplars to help readers understand and apply the methods.
Coding Comforting Behavior for Verbal Person Centeredness
Coding Comforting Behavior for Verbal Person Centeredness
The ability to comfort effectively is a vital communication skill with far-reaching consequences. Recipients of sensitive comforting messages experience greater reductions in emotional distress and improved capacity to cope with their problems than do recipients of less sensitive efforts (Jones & Guerrero, 2001; Jones & Wirtz, 2006). Over time, receiving higher quality comforting in response to stressors can reduce the health impact of emotional distress, promote self-esteem and self-care, and motivate healthy behavior (for a review, see MacGeorge, Feng, & Burleson, 2011). Not surprisingly, given these benefits of effective comfort, individuals who exhibit greater skill at comforting are seen as more sensitive, helpful, and attractive, enjoy greater levels ...
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