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Bowes, Andrea; Katz, Albert – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The use of sarcasm sometimes lessens and sometimes enhances the negativity inherent in a sarcastic statement. Using a realistic conversational format, participants read either a sarcastic or a non-sarcastic aggressive argument between same-gendered interlocutors, and rated the pragmatic goals being expressed using a range of measures taken from…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Figurative Language, Aggression, Humor
Afifi, Tamara D.; Joseph, Andrea; Aldeis, Desiree – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2008
This study examined how parents and adolescents talk about sex with each other and how that influences their anxiety and avoidance tendencies. When parents were receptive, informal, and composed during the conversations, their adolescents were less anxious and, in turn, were less avoidant. The child's perception of the parent's communication…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Adolescents, Parents, Sexuality