Maintenance Behavior is a relational communication strategy that constitutes a specific class of intentional actions, distinct from initiatory or dissolutive behaviors, through which individuals sustain the quality, stability, and emotional connection of an established interpersonal relationship over time.
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West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
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26 publications
929 citations
The Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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19 publications
2.3K citations
Pennsylvania State University
State College, United States
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11 publications
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La Salle University
Philadelphia, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
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University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, United States
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10 publications
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Schlumberger (Ireland)
Dublin, Ireland
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University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
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- Journal of Family Communication
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- Communication Reports
CR · 9 publications · 374 citations
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- Communication Quarterly
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