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Walid A. Afifi

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Walid A. Afifi — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 40
Works: 91
Citations: 5,614

Most-cited papers

Toward a Theory of Motivated Information Management
Walid A. Afifi, J. Weiner
2004637 citations
Semantic Scholar
Characteristics and Consequences of Expectation Violations in Close Relationships
Walid A. Afifi, Sandra Metts
1998268 citations
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Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships
Laura K. Guerrero, P. Andersen, Walid A. Afifi
2007204 citations
Semantic Scholar
The impact of uncertainty and communal coping on mental health following natural disasters
Walid A. Afifi, Erika D. Felix, T. Afifi
2012Anxiety, Stress, & Coping194 citations
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"We never talk about that": A comparison of cross-sex friendships and dating relationships on uncertainty and topic avoidance
Walid A. Afifi, J. Burgoon
1998190 citations
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Some things are better left unsaid: Topic avoidance in family relationships
Laura K. Guerrero, Walid A. Afifi
1995189 citations
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Facts versus `Feelings'
S. Morgan, Michael T. Stephenson, Tyler R. Harrison, Walid A. Afifi +1 more
2008Journal of Health Psychology177 citations
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Seeking Information About Sexual Health: Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management
Walid A. Afifi, J. Weiner
2006176 citations
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In Their Own Words: The Reasons Why People Will (Not) Sign an Organ Donor Card
S. Morgan, Tyler R. Harrison, Walid A. Afifi, Shawn D. Long +1 more
2008Health Communication156 citations
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Interpersonal deception: XII. Information management dimensions underlying deceptive and truthful messages
J. Burgoon, D. Buller, Laura K. Guerrero, Walid A. Afifi +1 more
1996155 citations
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The Impact of Violations on Uncertainty and the Consequences for Attractiveness
Walid A. Afifi, J. Burgoon
2000151 citations
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Examining the Decision to Talk with Family About Organ Donation: Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management
Walid A. Afifi, S. Morgan, Michael T. Stephenson, C. Morse +3 more
2006148 citations
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On Being `Just Friends': The Frequency and Impact of Sexual Activity in Crosssex Friendships
Walid A. Afifi, Sandra L. Faulkner
2000145 citations
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Family discussions about organ donation: how the media influences opinions about donation decisions
S. Morgan, Tyler R. Harrison, Shawn D. Long, Walid A. Afifi +2 more
2005Clinical Transplantation136 citations
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Understanding the role of uncertainty in jealousy experience and expression
Walid A. Afifi, Tom Reichert
1996Communication Reports124 citations
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Identity Concerns Following a Severe Relational Transgression: The Role of Discovery Method for the Relational Outcomes of Infidelity
Walid A. Afifi, Wendy L. Falato, J. Weiner
2001120 citations
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What Parents Don ' t Know: Topic Avoidance in Parent-Chi ld Relationships
Laura K. Guerrero, Walid A. Afifi
1995110 citations
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The Role of Conversational Involvement in Deceptive Interpersonal Interactions
J. Burgoon, D. Buller, C. H. White, Walid A. Afifi +1 more
1999107 citations
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How Rational Is the Decision to Become an Organ Donor
S. Morgan, Michael T. Stephenson, Tyler R. Harrison, Walid A. Afifi +1 more
2008100 citations
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Uncertainty, Information Management, and Disclosure Decisions : Theories and Applications
T. Afifi, Walid A. Afifi
200996 citations
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Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management to adult children’s discussions of caregiving with aging parents
Craig Fowler, Walid A. Afifi
201194 citations
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Avoidance among adolescents in conversations about their parents’ relationship: Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management
Walid A. Afifi, T. Afifi
200994 citations
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A Close Look at Revealing Secrets and Some Consequences That Follow
Walid A. Afifi, J. Caughlin
2006Communication Research93 citations
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Examining predictors and consequences of information seeking in close relationships
Walid A. Afifi, Megan R. Dillow, C. Morse
200493 citations
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“You Need to Stop Talking About This!”: Verbal Rumination and the Costs of Social Support
T. Afifi, Walid A. Afifi, Anne F. Merrill, A. Denes +1 more
201392 citations
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The Dark Side (and Light Side) of Avoidance and Secrets
T. Afifi, J. Caughlin, Walid A. Afifi
200989 citations
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Reasons for, and consequences of, revealing personal secrets in close relationships: A longitudinal study
J. Caughlin, Walid A. Afifi, Katy E. Carpenter-Theune, L. Miller
200589 citations
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Family functioning and posttraumatic growth among parents and youth following wildfire disasters.
Erika D. Felix, T. Afifi, M. Kia-Keating, L. Brown +2 more
2015American Journal of Orthopsychiatry88 citations
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Expanding the Role of Emotion in the Theory of Motivated Information Management
Walid A. Afifi, C. Morse
200983 citations
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Some things are better left unsaid II: Topic avoidance in friendships
Walid A. Afifi, Laura K. Guerrero
199879 citations
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The Role of Religiosity, Religious Norms, Subjective Norms, and Bodily Integrity in Signing an Organ Donor Card
Michael T. Stephenson, S. Morgan, Samaria D Roberts-Perez, Tyler R. Harrison +2 more
2008Health Communication75 citations
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Harming the ones we love: relational attachment and perceived consequences as predictors of safe-sex behavior.
Walid A. Afifi
199967 citations
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Toward a goal‐oriented approach for understanding communicative responses to jealousy
Laura K. Guerrero, Walid A. Afifi
199963 citations
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In the Wake of the Great Recession: Economic Uncertainty, Communication, and Biological Stress Responses in Families
T. Afifi, Shardé M. Davis, Anne F. Merrill, S. Coveleski +2 more
201557 citations
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#CommSoWEIRD : The Question of Sample Representativeness in Interpersonal Communication Research
Walid A. Afifi, M. Cornejo
202056 citations
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‘Fractured communities’: uncertainty, stress, and (a lack of) communal coping in Palestinian refugee camps
T. Afifi, Walid A. Afifi, Anne F. Merrill, N. Nimah
201653 citations
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Youth Psychosocial Adjustment Following Wildfire: The Role of Family Resilience, Emotional Support, and Concrete Support
Caryll M. Sprague, M. Kia-Keating, Erika D. Felix, T. Afifi +2 more
201552 citations
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Communicative responses to jealousy as a function of self–esteem and relationship maintenance goals: A test of Bryson’s dual motivation model
Laura K. Guerrero, Walid A. Afifi
199852 citations
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Rethinking How to Measure Organizational Culture in the Hospital Setting
R. S. Klingle, M. Burgoon, Walid A. Afifi, M. Callister
1995Evaluation & the Health Professions47 citations
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The Functionality of Communal Coping in Chronic Uncertainty Environments: The Context of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
T. Afifi, Walid A. Afifi, Michelle Acevedo Callejas, A. Shahnazi +2 more
2018Health Communication45 citations
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Religiosity, Anxiety, and Discussions About Organ Donation: Understanding a Complex Systemof Associations
C. Morse, Walid A. Afifi, S. Morgan, Michael T. Stephenson +3 more
2009Health Communication38 citations
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Uncertainty and Information Management in Interpersonal Contexts
Walid A. Afifi
201037 citations
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Complex Considerations in Couples’ Financial Information Management: Extending the Theory of Motivated Information Management
Craig Fowler, Jessica Gasiorek, Walid A. Afifi
2018Communication Research36 citations
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Adolescents’ Avoidance Tendencies and Physiological Reactions to Discussions about Their Parents’ Relationship: Implications for Postdivorce and Nondivorced Families
T. Afifi, Walid A. Afifi, C. Morse, K. Hamrick
200833 citations
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Adolescents' Physiological Reactions to Their Parents' Negative Disclosures About the Other Parent in Divorced and Nondivorced Families
T. Afifi, Walid A. Afifi, A. Coho
200931 citations
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THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH AFTER MULTIPLE WILDFIRE DISASTERS
Erika D. Felix, Walid A. Afifi
201527 citations
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Uncertainty and control in the context of a category-five tornado.
Walid A. Afifi, T. Afifi, Anne F. Merrill
2014Research in Nursing and Health27 citations
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Romantic Reconciliation as Influenced by Implicit Theories of Relationships and Information Seeking Style
Megan R. Dillow, C. Morse, Walid A. Afifi
200826 citations
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The Role of Expectations in Effective Genetic Counseling
L. Jay, Walid A. Afifi, Wendy Samter
2000Journal of Genetic Counseling26 citations Open access
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Information Seeking in the Initial Stages of Relational Development
Walid A. Afifi, A. Lucas
199726 citations
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