Publications

Goldsmith, D. J., & Ackerman, A. (2022). Whose story is it? In F. Green & J. McLeod Rogers (Eds.), Mothering/internet/kids (pp. 121-143). Bradford, ON: Demeter Press.

Goldsmith, D. (2022). Normative rhetorical theory: Explaining what works in challenging communication situations. In D. O. Braithwaite & Paul Schrodt (Eds.), Engaging theories of interpersonal communication, 3rd ed. (pp. 182-193). New York: Routledge.

Goldsmith, D. (2022). Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Theory. In B. B. Whaley & C. R. Morse (Eds.), Interpersonal message design: Theories, evolvement and modern application (pp. 71-85). San Francisco, CA: InteractivePress.

Caughlin, J. P., & Goldsmith, D. J. (2021). Difficult family subjects: Disclosing, avoiding, assuming, and hinting. In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Family Communication, 3ed. New York: Routledge. doi.org/10.4324/9781003043423

Goldsmith, D. J. (2021). Mom blogging as maternal activism: How to be an ally to autism acceptance. Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, 12(2), 7-22.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2020). Together, narrating an open future. In BettyAnn Martin and Michelann Parr (Eds.), Writing mothers: Narrative acts of care, redemption, and transformation (pp. 109-126). Bradford, ON: Demeter Press.

Goldsmith, D.J. (2019). Normative rhetorical theory. In S. Wilson, & S. Smith (Eds.), Reflections on interpersonal communication research, pp. 211-230. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Griscom, A. (2017). Multidimensional evaluation of social support. In D. L. Worthington, & G. Bodie (Eds.), Sourcebook of listening, (pp. 453-457). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2016). Normative model of social support. In C. E. Berger, & M. E. Roloff (Eds.), International encyclopedia of interpersonal communication. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2015). Social support in interpersonal communication. In W. Donsbach (Ed.), Concise Encyclopedia of Communication (p. 588). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Miller, G. (2015). Should I tell you how I feel? A mixed method analysis of couples’ talk about cancer. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 43, 273-293.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Normand, E. L. (2014). Politeness theory: How we use language to save face. In D. E. Braithwaite, & P. Schrodt (Eds.), Engaging theories of interpersonal communication (2nd ed.) (pp. 267-278). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Donovan, E., Miller, L., & Goldsmith, D. J. (2014). “Tell me about a time when…”: Studying health communication through in-depth interviews. In B. Whaley (Ed.), Research methods in health communication: Principles and applications (pp. 21-40). Taylor & Francis.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Miller, G. (2014). Conceptualizing how couples talk about cancer. Health Communication, 29, 51-63.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Domann-Scholz, K. (2013). The meanings of “open communication” among couples coping with a cardiac event. Journal of Communication, 63, 266-286.

Goldsmith, D. J., Bute, J. J., & Lindholm, K. L. (2012). Patient and partner strategies for talking about lifestyle change following a cardiac event. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 40, 65-86.

Fisher, C. L., Goldsmith, D., Harrison, K., Hoffner, C. A., Segrin, C., Wright, K., & Miller, K. (2012). Communication and mental health: A conversation from the CM Café. Communication Monographs, 79, 539-550.

Peterson, J., Brashers, D., Rintamaki, L., Goldsmith, D. J., & Neidig, J. L. (2012). The forms and functions of peer social support for people living with HIV. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 23, 294-305.

Parks, M.R., Faw, M., & Goldsmith, D.J. (2011). Undergraduate instruction in empirical research methods in communication: Assessment and recommendations. Communication Education, 60, 406-421.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Albrecht, T. L. (2011). Social support, social networks, and health. In T. L. Thompson, R. Parrott, & J. Nussbaum (Eds.) Handbook of health communication (2nd ed., pp. 335-348). New York: Routledge.

Brashers, D. E., & Goldsmith, D. J. (2009). Managing health and illness: Communication, relationships, and identity. New York: Routledge.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2009). Uncertainty and communication in couples coping with serious illness. In T. Afifi, & W. Afifi (Eds.), Uncertainty and information regulation: Theories and applications (pp. 203-225). New York: Routledge.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Donovan-Kicken, E. (2009). Adding insult to injury: Face, politeness, and hurt feelings. In A. Vangelisti (Ed.), Feeling hurt in close relationships (pp. 50-72). New York: Cambridge.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2009). Politeness theory. In S. W. Littlejohn, & K. A. Foss (Eds.), Encyclopedia of communication theory (pp. 754-757). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2009). Social support. In S. W. Littlejohn, & K. A. Foss (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Communication Theory (pp. 913-914). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2008). Politeness theory: How we use language to save face. In L. A. Baxter, & D. Braithwaite, Engaging theories in interpersonal communication (pp. 255-267). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2008). Social support in interpersonal communication. In W. Dornsbach (Ed.), Blackwell International Encyclopedia of Communication (pp. 4727-4731). Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Brashers, D. E. (2008). Communication matters: Developing and testing social support interventions. Communication Monographs, 75, 320-330.

Goldsmith, D. J., Brashers, D. E., Kosenko, K. A., & O’Keefe, D. J. (2008). Social support and living with HIV: Findings from qualitative studies. In T. Edgar, S. M. Noar, & V. S. Freimuth (Eds.), AIDS and communication in the 21st century (pp. 101-136). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Goldsmith, D. J., Miller L. E., & Caughlin, J. P. (2008). Openness and avoidance in couples communicating about cancer. In C. Beck (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 31 (pp.62-115). Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2006). Brown and Levinson’s politeness theory. In B. Whaley & W. Samter (Eds.), Explaining communication: Contemporary theories and exemplars (pp. 219-236). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Goldsmith, D. J., Lindholm Gumminger, K., & Bute, J. J. (2006). Communication about lifestyle change between cardiac patients and their partners. In B. LePoire & R. M. Dailey (Eds.), Socially meaningful applied research in interpersonal communication (pp. 95-118). New York: Peter Lang.

Goldsmith, D. J., Lindholm, K. A., & Bute, J. J. (2006). Dilemmas of talking about lifestyle changes among couples coping with a cardiac event. Social Science & Medicine, 63, 2079-2090.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2004). Communicating social support. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Brashers, D. E., Neidig, J. L., & Goldsmith, D. J. (2004). Social support and the management of uncertainty for people living with HIV or AIDS. Health Communication, 16, 305-331.

Albrecht, T. L., & Goldsmith, D. J. (2003). Social support, social networks, and health. In A. Dorsey, K. Miller, R. Parrott, & T. Thompson (Eds.), Handbook of health communication (pp. 263-284). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Brashers, D. E., Goldsmith, D. J., & Hsieh, I. (2002). Information seeking and avoiding in health contexts. Human Communication Research, 28, 258-271.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2001). A normative approach to the study of uncertainty and communication. Journal of Communication, 51, 514-533.

Goldsmith, D. J. (2000). Soliciting advice: The role of sequential placement in mitigating face threat. Communication Monographs, 67, 1-19.

Goldsmith, D. J., McDermott, V. M., & Alexander, S. C. (2000). Helpful, supportive, and sensitive: Measuring the evaluation of enacted social support in personal relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 17, 369-391.

Goldsmith, D. J., & MacGeorge, E. L. (2000). The impact of politeness and relationship on perceived quality of advice about a problem. Human Communication Research, 26, 234-263.

Goldsmith, D. J. (1999). Content-based resources for giving face-sensitive advice in troubles talk episodes. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 32, 303-336.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Fulfs, P. A. (1999). “You just don’t have the evidence”: An analysis of claims and evidence in Deborah Tannen’s You Just Don’t Understand. In M. E. Roloff (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 22 (pp. 1-49). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Burleson, B. R., & Goldsmith, D. J. (1997). How comforting messages work: Some mechanisms through which messages may alleviate emotional distress. In P. A. Anderson, & L. K. Guerrero (Eds.), Handbook of communication and emotion: Research, theory, applications, and contexts (p. 245 – 280). Orlando, FL: Academic Press.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Dun, S. (1997). Sex differences in the provision of support. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 14, 317-337.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Fitch, K. (1997). The normative context of advice as social support. Human Communication Research, 23, 454-476.

Goldsmith, D. J., & Baxter, L. A. (1996). Constituting relationships in talk: A taxonomy of speech events in social and personal relationships. Human Communication Research, 23, 87-114.

Goldsmith, D. J. (1995). Commentary on Barbee & Cunningham: The communicative microdynamics of support. In B. R. Burleson (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 18 (pp. 414-433). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Goldsmith, D. J. (1994). The role of face work in supportive communication. In B. R. Burleson, T. L. Albrecht, & I. Sarason (Eds.), The communication of support: Messages, interactions, relationships, and community (pp. 29-49). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Albrecht, T., Burleson, B. & Goldsmith, D. (1994). Supportive communication. In M. Knapp (Ed.), Handbook of interpersonal communication (2nd ed., pp. 419-449). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Burleson, B., Albrecht, T., Goldsmith, D. & Sarason, I. (1994). Introduction. In B. R. Burleson, T. L. Albrecht, & I. Sarason (Eds.), The communication of support: Messages, interactions, relationships, and community (pp. xi-xix). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Goldsmith, D., & Albrecht, T. (1993). The impact of supportive communication networks on test anxiety and performance. Communication Education, 42, 142-158.

Burleson, B. R., Albrecht, T. L., & Goldsmith, D. (1993). Social support and communication: New directions for theory, research and practice. International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships Bulletin, 9(2), 5-9.

Goldsmith, D. (1992). Managing conflicting goals in supportive interaction: An integrative theoretical framework. Communication Research, 19, 264-286.

Goldsmith, D. (1990). A dialectic perspective on the expression of autonomy and connection in romantic relationships. Western Journal of Speech Communication, 54, 537-556.

Goldsmith, D. (1990). Gossip from the native’s point of view: A comparative analysis. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 23, 163-194.

Goldsmith, D., & Parks, M. (1990). Communication strategies for managing the risks of seeking social support. In S. Duck (Ed.), Personal relationships and social support (pp. 104-121). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Baxter, L. A., & Goldsmith, D. (1990). Cultural terms for communication events among some American high school adolescents. Western Journal of Speech Communication, 54, 377-394.