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Active since
1995
Affiliations
Pennsylvania State University(Current)
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Iowa
Texas A&M University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Walid A. Afifi is an author at Pennsylvania State University specializing in social sciences, psychology, and social psychology.
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PsychologySocial SciencesSocial PsychologyInterpersonal CommunicationBehavioral ScienceArtsInterpersonal RelationshipsCommunicationApplied Social PsychologyBehavioral Decision Making
Publications per year
1995–2018
Toward a Theory of Motivated Information Management
Walid A. Afifi, Judith Weiner · Communication Theory · 2004 · 579 citations
Behavioral Decision Making, Information Seeking, Social Influence +17
Walid A. Afifi · Communication Theory · 2004 · 377 citations
Behavioral Decision Making, Organizational Communication, Information Behavior +8
Characteristics and Consequences of Expectation Violations in Close Relationships
Walid A. Afifi, Sandra Metts · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · 1998 · 271 citations
Behavioral Decision Making, Psychosocial Determinant, Social Psychology +19
The impact of uncertainty and communal coping on mental health following natural disasters
Walid A. Afifi, Erika D. Felix, Tamara D. Afifi · Anxiety Stress & Coping · 2011 · 191 citations
“We never talk about that”: A comparison of cross‐sex friendships and dating relationships on uncertainty and topic avoidance
Walid A. Afifi, Judee K. Burgoon · Personal Relationships · 1998 · 185 citations
Social Psychology, Peer Relationship, Social Influence +22
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