Introduction : meta-theory and theory in interpersonal communication research / Dawn O. Braithwaite and Leslie A. Baxter -- Individually-centered theories of interpersonal communication. Action assembly theory / John O. Greene ; Attribution theory / Valerie Manusov and Brian Spitzberg ; Constructivism theory / Brant R. Burleson and Jessica J. Rack ; Goals-plans-action theory of message production / James Price Dillard ; Imagined interaction theory / James M. Honeycutt ; Planning theory of communication / Charles R. Berger ; Relational framing theory / Denise Haunani Solomon and Rachel M. McLaren ; Uncertainty management theories / Walid A. Afifi and Masaki Matsunaga ; Uncertainty reduction theory / Leanne K. Knobloch -- Discourse/interaction-centered theories of interpersonal communication. Action-implicative discourse analysis theory / Karen Tracy ; Communication accommodation theory / Howard Giles ; Conversation analysis theory / Jenny Mandelbaum ; Expectancy violations theory and interaction adaptation theory / Cindy H. White ; Face theory / Sandra Metts and William R. Cupach ; Information manipulation theory / Steven McCornack ; Interpersonal deception theory /Judee K. Burgoon and David B. Buller ; Narrative theories / Jody Koenig Kellas ; Politeness theory / Daena J. Goldsmith ; Speech codes theory / Gerry Philipsen -- Relationship-centered theories of interpersonal communication. Affection exchange theory / Kory Floyd, Jeff Judd, and Colin Hesse ; Attachment theory / Laura K. Guerrero ; Communication privacy management theory / Sandra Petronio and Wesley T. Durham ; Critical feminist theories / Julia T. Wood ; Relational communication theory / L. Edna Rogers ; Relational dialectics theory / Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. Braithwaite ; Stage theories of relationship development / Paul A. Mongeau and Mary Lynn Miller Henningsen ; Social exchange theories / Laura Stafford ; Social information processing theory / Joseph B. Walther.