Amy Solava Comm Research Methods 2.15.10 Dr. Kailing Affectionate Communication is Good for You 1.

Kory Floyd and Sarah Riforgiate recruited twenty couples and recorded how they expressed three different types of affection with each other. This is quantitative research because large numbers of observations were made and they were analyzed for patterns and themes. 2. What is the relationship between couples and affectionate communication? 3. The researchers collected data by gathering twenty couples and assessed how they expressed different types of affection: verbal statements, direct nonverbal gestures, and social support behaviors. They also collected saliva samples from one member in the relationship. 4. As this research, as well as other research concludes, affectionate communication really is good for you. This article stated that the more often people received expressions of affection from their spouses, the healthier their stress hormone levels were. Spouses that participated in affectionate communication were healthier lower stress levels, blood sugar, and cholesterol.