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Human Communication Research
Volume 35(3), 2009

 
CONTENTS
 
Rains, Stephen A., and Young, Valerie A meta-analysis of research on formal computer-mediated support groups: Examining group characteristics and health outcomes 309-336
 
  This article reports a meta-analysis of 28 studies examining the health-related outcomes associated with participation in a formal computer-mediated support group (CMSG) intervention 
 
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interpersonal
computer
health
 
 
Eastin, Matthew S., Appiah, Osei, and Cicchirllo, Vincent Identification and the influence of cultural stereotyping on postvideogame play hostility 337-356
 
  The current study examines the impact of racial representation on character identification and postgame play hostility 
 
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race and ethnicity
emotion
computer
african american issues and civil rights
interpersonal
 
 
Afifi, Tamara D., McManus, Tara, Steuber, Keli, and Coho, Amanda Verbal avoidance and dissatisfaction in intimate conflict situations 357-383
 
  The purpose of this study was to more closely examine the association between avoidance and satisfaction during a potentially conflict-inducing conversation with one's dating partner 
 
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interpersonal
marriage and intimacy
conversation
 
 
Yum, Young-ok, and Canary, Daniel J. Cultural differences in equity theory predictions of relational maintenance strategies 384-406
 
  This study examined whether the theoretic role of equity in predicting relational maintenance strategies is modified by participant country and culture 
 
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theory
pacific rim
asia
eastern europe
interpersonal
intercultural
europe
china
 
 
Leonardi, Paul M. Why do people reject new technologies and stymie organizational changes of which they are in favor? Exploring misalignments between social interactions and materiality 407-441
 
  This article explores the relationship between users' interpretations of a new technology and failure of organizational change 
 
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organizational
technologies
interpersonal
 
 
Weaver, Andrew J., and Wilson, Barbara J. The role of graphic and sanitized violence in the enjoyment of television dramas 442-463
 
  This experiment explores the relationship between television violence and viewer enjoyment 
 
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television
cognition
broadcasting and media
personality and psychology