COM 252: Intro to Interpersonal Communication: Interpersonal Communications

Check out these tips for parents on how to increase a child’s confidence and self-esteem in the early years.

Learn how body image is shaped through the processes of reflected appraisal and social comparison.

Read this detailed and informative look at the issues impacting the way we feel about our bodies.

Through description and diagram, business consultants feature a specific example of how initial beliefs can influence behavioral outcomes in an organization.

As part of a self-help online book, this material describes a step-by-step procedure to analyzing the self and taking steps to change the self-concept and improve self-esteem.

An expert in early childhood education explains what adults can do to help strengthen children’s self-esteem.

This employment seeker’s manual lists 19 symptoms of low self-esteem.

Learn how managers can increase employee performance by communicating positive expectations and helping people believe in themselves and their efficacy.

A functional approach in to how the Pygmalion effect can influence communication at work as well as management strategies.

This site provides an explanation of “face,” its relevance in different countries, and its role in intercultural communication.

Through description and diagram, business consultants feature a specific example of how initial beliefs can influence behavioral outcomes in an organization.

An education scholar explains the mechanisms of the self-fulfilling prophecy as it applies to teachers and students.

Read about five interlocking factors that are useful in understanding how people manage identities in cyberspace.

As part of a self-help online book, this material provides an excellent description of several chapter concepts including: self-monitoring, perceived self, and resisting self-concept change.

As part of a self-help online book, this skill-based chapter takes a comprehensive look at communication and self. Sub-topics include changing your self-concept and building self-esteem; increasing self-awareness; challenging irrational ideas; determinism; trying a new lifestyle; paradoxical intention; increasing motivation; straight thinking; common sense and good arguments; developing attitudes that help you cope; and self-hypnosis and mental imagery.