- Florida International University
Dept. of Communication Arts
Miami, FL
USA - Office: 479-283-5680
Lynne Webb
Florida International University, Communication, Faculty Member
- University of Arkansas, Communication, Faculty Memberadd
- Research Methodology, Social Media, Race and Ethnicity, Social Research Methods and Methodology, Communication Theory, Interpersonal Communication, and 7 moreComputer Mediated Communication, Conflict, Gender Communication, Family Communication, Relational Communication, Marital Communication, and Communicationedit
- Lynne Webb conducts social scientific research about interpersonal communication used in both on-line and face-to-fac... moreLynne Webb conducts social scientific research about interpersonal communication used in both on-line and face-to-face interactions, especially communication in relationships involving family, romance, and friendship.edit
Children can behave in unexpected ways. When such behaviors are associated with an ambiguous disease, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), parents may seek pharmaceutical treatment. Given the ambiguous findings about... more
Children can behave in unexpected ways. When such behaviors are associated with an ambiguous disease, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), parents may seek pharmaceutical treatment. Given the ambiguous findings about treatment efficacy and potential long-term impact of medications (e.g., Ritalin), parents face difficult medication decisions. We surveyed and interviewed a stratified random sample of 60 mothers of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade children in rural Tennessee. Half the children were clinically-diagnosed with ADHA and half were not. The analyses of questionnaire and interview data yielded four primary factors associated with mothers’ decision to medicate:
• parenting a Laisse-faire family (as per responses to the FCE questionnaire);
• attributing the cause of her child’s behavior solely to physiology (versus environmental factors such as family communication);
• viewing family members (often sisters with ADHD children) as more credible sources of ADHD information than doctors or teachers; and
• perceiving low availability-of-childcare support from both friends and family.
In sum, the decision to medicate an ADHD child may be more likely to occur in a chaotic, low-conversation household as a mean of managing children’s behavior, especially in circumstances when family members co-construct the viability of medicating and offer no alternative “child care options.”
• parenting a Laisse-faire family (as per responses to the FCE questionnaire);
• attributing the cause of her child’s behavior solely to physiology (versus environmental factors such as family communication);
• viewing family members (often sisters with ADHD children) as more credible sources of ADHD information than doctors or teachers; and
• perceiving low availability-of-childcare support from both friends and family.
In sum, the decision to medicate an ADHD child may be more likely to occur in a chaotic, low-conversation household as a mean of managing children’s behavior, especially in circumstances when family members co-construct the viability of medicating and offer no alternative “child care options.”
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... Together we can develop a review section that assists the scholarly community in family communication. AUTHOR'S NOTE Lynne Webb (PhD, University of Oregon) is Professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas,... more
... Together we can develop a review section that assists the scholarly community in family communication. AUTHOR'S NOTE Lynne Webb (PhD, University of Oregon) is Professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. ...
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... Together we can develop a review section that assists the scholarly community in family communication. AUTHOR'S NOTE Lynne Webb (PhD, University of Oregon) is Professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas,... more
... Together we can develop a review section that assists the scholarly community in family communication. AUTHOR'S NOTE Lynne Webb (PhD, University of Oregon) is Professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. ...
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Companies (Knapp, 1969), agencies (Taliaferro, 1977), trainers (Hollwitz & Matthiesen, 1981), and scholars (Hayes, 1982; Johnson & Szczupakiewicz, 1987; Proodian, 1982) recognize the importance of effective public speaking for... more
Companies (Knapp, 1969), agencies (Taliaferro, 1977), trainers (Hollwitz & Matthiesen, 1981), and scholars (Hayes, 1982; Johnson & Szczupakiewicz, 1987; Proodian, 1982) recognize the importance of effective public speaking for prac-titioners in the business world. ...
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EJ463793 - Perceived Parental Communication and Adolescent Self-Esteem: Predictors of Academic Performance and Drop-Out Rates.
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Interpersonal Communication and Aging: Components for an Instructional Unit Lynne Webb, PhD ABSTRACT. The paper presents a unit on interpersonal communication and aging that could be included in both gerontology and communication courses.... more
Interpersonal Communication and Aging: Components for an Instructional Unit Lynne Webb, PhD ABSTRACT. The paper presents a unit on interpersonal communication and aging that could be included in both gerontology and communication courses. The unit is comprised ...
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By extending Millar and Roger's (1976) relational theory, this study examined how the physician-patient relationship was negotiated in the context of a clinical... more
By extending Millar and Roger's (1976) relational theory, this study examined how the physician-patient relationship was negotiated in the context of a clinical visit. Analysis of observational data obtained during the clinical visits of 1 female family practice physician revealed 5 themes central to the construction of her relationships with patients. The 5 themes included control, role negotiation, trust, health care commitment, and interrelated issues of time and money.
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This chapter reports on a systematic and detailed study of fan commentary about Mad Men. Using Audience Reception Theory as a guide, we content analyzed a random selection of posts on eleven popular Mad Men fansites to discover how fans... more
This chapter reports on a systematic and detailed study of fan commentary about Mad Men. Using Audience Reception Theory as a guide, we content analyzed a random selection of posts on eleven popular Mad Men fansites to discover how fans interpret the “text” of the show. Our grounded-theory analyses reveal that fans engage in multi-faceted analyses and interpretations commenting on five supra-themes: discussion of the show as a whole, its characters, their relationships, the show’s plot and finally Mad Men and the outside world. Furthermore, fans engaged in complex discussions of the show itself, offering comment on attributions (statements about the causes of behavior), characterizations (providing a description of a person or object of interest), speculations (wondering whether a thing is so), predictions (projecting what will happen in the future), as well as analysis and interpretations (offering a framework for understanding how a person or object of interest functions). Finally...