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This study explored frequencies of everyday talk in stepfamilies and the extent to which such frequencies of talk differed according to family relationship type. Participants included a parent, stepparent, and stepchild from 114 stepfamilies. Across relationship types, stepfamily members reported catching up, joking around, and recapping the day's events most frequently and interrogating family members least frequently. Significant differences in frequencies of everyday talk across different relational dyads emerged for all three members of the stepfamily system. However, relatively few differences emerged in stepchildren's reported frequencies of everyday talk with their stepparents and their nonresidential parents. Keywords: Conflict; Everyday Talk; Nonresidential Parents; Stepfamilies; Stepparent-Stepchild Relationships, Over the last decade, communication scholars have shown an increased interest in the everyday interactions that create, maintain, and alter personal relationships (e.g., Baxter, 2004; Dainton & Stafford, 1993; Duck, [...]

During resettlement, refugees experience changes in personal and community relations that can have dramatic effects on their sense of self and, in turn, well-being. As such, many refugees are forced to reconceptualize their identity as they encounter and integrate into a new host country and culture. Guided by communication theory of identity, interviews (N = 26) provide insight into personal, relational, enacted, and communal aspects of identity as well as uncovering identity gaps that may differentiate positive and negative personal and relational outcomes for refugees. Findings are framed within an identity pathway model of refugee well-being that we hope provides a guide for inquiries and/or interventions aimed at improving lives and experiences of refugees. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]