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5 - Decoding and Responding to Affectionate Messages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2018

Kory Floyd
Kory Floyd
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University of Arizona
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This chapter looks at affectionate expressions from the perspective of the receiver rather than the sender. First addressed are the types of behaviors that are typically decoded as affectionate, and how they correspond to the behaviors intended by senders to encode affection. Also explored is how individuals rate various behaviors in terms of their intensity. Finally, the chapter reviews research indicating how communicators respond to expressions of affection cognitively – including with evaluations, interpretations, and attributions – and behaviorally.
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Affectionate Communication in Close Relationships , pp. 94 - 126
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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