This text demonstrates the uses of competent communication in interpersonal conflict using current research to show effective and appropriate conflict management. The first two chapters lay out a conceptual foundation for understanding interpersonal conflict. The book then describes the nature of conflict messages, how different people define and react to conflict and the consequences, both positive and negative, of conflict interactions. Chapters 7-10, each written by well respected scholars, explore conflict in four unique settings. The text concludes with a look at the conflicts students will face in their lives and the need to adopt an ethical stance in managing conflict.

Competence in Interpersonal Conflict

Self-Help

Canary, Daniel J.

Cupach, William R.

Relationships

Mcgraw-Hill College

Handbook of Interpersonal Competence Research offers a vital desk reference to anyone doing research on social skills and interaction. Interpersonal competence, defined broadly, refers to the quality or skillfulness of social interaction. The reference manual provides a complete and comprehensive bibliography on this subject, with over 1,600 entries, in addition to a review of over 80 measures directly related to the study of competence. The Handbook covers more measures, more constellation measures, and provides a far more detailed bibliography than any source available to date. No other work on this subject approaches the level of breadth and depth of both published and unpublished background sources. Handbook of Interpersonal Competence Research will be valuable to clinicians, consulting psychologists, organizational consultants, researchers, and students interested in the assessment of social skills.

Handbook of Interpersonal Competence Research (Recent Research in Psychology)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Spitzberg, Brian H.

Mental Health

Springer

The Dark Side of Relationship Pursuit: From Attraction to Obsession and Stalking

Awards and Praise for the first edition:    Recipient of the 2006 International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) Book Award   "This text, as it presently stands, is THE go-to text for stalking researchers. That is my opinion and the opinion of multiple fellow scholars I know in the field. It rarely sits on my shelf, but rather is a constant reference on my desk. I can always count on these authors to have done an extensive review of literature. I thought I was thorough, but they are always providing me with new references."--Dr. H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Professor of Psychology, Mississippi State University   "Cupach and Spitzberg provide the reader with a multidisciplinary framework for understanding the nature and impact of unwanted relationship pursuits. This book is an excellent resource for students and professionals alike who seek to gain knowledge about unwanted relational pursuits and stalking." ―Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy   The Dark Side of Relationship Pursuit provides historical and definitional frames for studying unwanted relationship pursuit, and considers the role of the media, law, and social science research in shaping today’s conceptualizations of stalking. The volume integrates research from diverse contributing fields and disciplines, providing a thorough summary and assessment of current knowledge on stalking and obsessive pursuit.  Building on the foundation of the award-winning first edition, this revision considers assessment issues, offers an expanded analysis of the meta-analysis data set, and includes coverage of intercultural and international factors. As an increasing number of scholarly disciplines and professional fields study stalking and other forms of obsessive relationship pursuit, this book is a must-have resource for examining interpersonal conflict, social and personal relationships, domestic violence, unrequited love, divorce and relational dissolution, and harassment. It also has much to offer researchers, counselors, and professionals in psychology, counseling, criminal justice, sociology, psychiatry, forensic evaluation, threat assessment, and law enforcement.

Routledge

Interpersonal Communication Competence (SAGE Series in Interpersonal Communication)

Gathering research from numerous disciplines, the authors have examined the many elements that affect competent interpersonal communication in order to develop their own practical model. This definitive work includes over 700 references (the broadest bibliography ever published on the subject) and should serve as an effective stimulus to further research.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Sage Publications, Inc.

Gathering research from numerous disciplines, the authors have examined the many elements that affect competent interpersonal communication in order to develop their own practical model. This definitive work includes over 700 references (the broadest bibliography ever published on the subject) and should serve as an effective stimulus to further research.

Facework (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

Gaining face, maintaining face and losing face all have numerous implications in the management of close relationships. This thorough review of research focuses on self-presentational aspects of communication in intimate relationships - `facework′.  The authors make a compelling case for facework as fundamental to any stage of a relationship, and in a clear and humorous manner offer insight into how to deal with problematic situations occurring in close relationships.

Metts, Sandra M.

Parenting & Relationships

Gaining face, maintaining face and losing face all have numerous implications in the management of close relationships. This thorough review of research focuses on self-presentational aspects of communication in intimate relationships - `facework′. The authors make a compelling case for facework as fundamental to any stage of a relationship, and in a clear and humorous manner offer insight into how to deal with problematic situations occurring in close relationships.

Relationship Conflict: Conflict in Parent-Child, Friendship, and Romantic Relationships (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

Conflict is a natural and inevitable aspect of most close personal relationships - the crucial issue is not whether it exists, but the way it is managed. Skilfully portraying both developmental or healthy conflict, and destructive or unhealthy conflict, this interdisciplinary volume leads to a better understanding of this vital aspect of relationships.  Integrating current research and theory, the authors explore the variation in definitions of interpersonal conflict; review popular survey and observational measures; and discuss specific concerns regarding parent-child relationships, conflict between friends and those romantically involved.

Messman, Susan J.

Conflict is a natural and inevitable aspect of most close personal relationships - the crucial issue is not whether it exists, but the way it is managed. Skilfully portraying both developmental or healthy conflict, and destructive or unhealthy conflict, this interdisciplinary volume leads to a better understanding of this vital aspect of relationships. Integrating current research and theory, the authors explore the variation in definitions of interpersonal conflict; review popular survey and observational measures; and discuss specific concerns regarding parent-child relationships, conflict between friends and those romantically involved.

Authors William R. Cupach and Brian H. Spitzberg synthesize the expanding multidisciplinary base of knowledge about obsessive relational intrusion (ORI) and stalking, presenting a comprehensive scholarly consideration of these behaviors. Their inclusive approach is reflected in the breadth of research represented, including social, clinical and forensic psychology, psychiatry, counseling, communication, criminal justice, law enforcement, sociology, social work, threat assessment and management, and family studies. The work also draws upon the multidisciplinary scholarship on social and personal relationships.The chapters in this volume:*provide historical and definitional frames for studying unwanted relationship pursuit, and consider the role of such sources as the media, law, and social science research in shaping the contemporary multifaceted and multifarious conceptualizations of stalking;*elaborate the authors' assumption that much unwanted relationship pursuit owes to complications inherent in the processes of constructing and dismantling relationships, examine the factors that conspire to create slippage between two persons' conceptions of their "shared" relationship, and explore the cultural practices associated with relationship dissolution that tend to reinforce persistence in unwanted pursuit;*chart the topography of unwanted pursuit, offering a unique and comprehensive synthesis of relevant research bearing on several issues, and a review of the temporal stages and characteristics of stalking;*consider promising theories and variables for explaining the occurrence of unwanted pursuit; and*discuss the issues pertinent to threat assessment, managing unwanted pursuit and offering a comprehensive typology of victim consequences of pursuit.The volume concludes with thoughts about "correcting courtship." Drawing on the interpersonal competence literature, Cupach and Spitzberg speculate on ways in which enhancing relationship management skills could help diminish the incidence and debilitating consequences of ORI and stalking.With this work, the authors provide a clearer picture of the current state of knowledge about stalking, and in so doing, identify productive paths for scholarly inquiry and ultimately bolster the effectiveness of prevention and intervention efforts. The volume is destined to promote and publicize the multidisciplinary nature of stalking research such that cross-fertilization of interested fields might yield new and better insights. It will be required reading for the cross-disciplinary community of academics and professionals who are committed to understanding and responding to unwanted relationship pursuit and stalking.

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Competence in Interpersonal Conflict

Handbook of Interpersonal Competence Research (Recent Research in Psychology)

The Dark Side of Relationship Pursuit: From Attraction to Obsession and Stalking

Interpersonal Communication Competence (SAGE Series in Interpersonal Communication)

Interpersonal Communication Competence (SAGE Series in Interpersonal Communication)

Facework (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

Facework (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

Relationship Conflict: Conflict in Parent-Child, Friendship, and Romantic Relationships (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

Relationship Conflict: Conflict in Parent-Child, Friendship, and Romantic Relationships (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

The Dark Side of Relationship Pursuit: From Attraction to Obsession and Stalking