Foreword: Commentary on New directions in interpersonal communication research / Michael E. Roloff -- Evolving trends in interpersonal communication research / Sandi W. Smith and Steven R. Wilson -- Evolutionary perspectives on interpersonal relationships / Ascan F. Koerner and Kory Floyd -- Relational dialectics theory, applied / Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. Braithwaite -- Relational uncertainty and interpersonal communication / Leanne K. Knobloch -- Uncertainty and information management in interpersonal contexts / Walid A. Afifi -- Turbulence in relational transitions / Denise Haunani Solomon, Kirsten M. Weber, and Keli Ryan Steuber -- Workplace relationships and membership negotiation / Karen K. Myers -- Explaining recipient responses to supportive messages : development and tests of a dual-process theory / Brant R. Burleson

Toward a communication theory of the demand/withdraw pattern of interaction in interpersonal relationships / John P. Caughlin and Allison M. Scott -- Advances in deception detection / Judee K. Burgoon and Timothy R. Levine -- Hurtful communication : current research and future directions / Anita L. Vangelisti and Alexa D. Hampel -- Culture and personal relationships / Kristine L. Fitch -- New technologies and new directions in online relating / Joseph B.Walther and Artemio Ramirez, Jr. -- Interpersonal relationships on television : a look at three key attributes / Stacy L. Smith and Amy Granados.