This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: (1) the relationships between power, gender, and mode of conflict management in superior/subordinate relationships; (2) the interaction processes of groups with varying levels of consensus; (3) the interpersonal communication of Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald; (4) the communicative rules that should guide the use of deceptive messages within noninterpersonal and interpersonal relationships; (5) reflexive loops in conversation; (6) the effectiveness of the measure of communication apprehension as an exercise in assessment center evaluation; (7) the relationship between intrapersonal and interpersonal communication patterns; (8) the use of the Cartoon Listening Test for interpersonal communication; (9) the social and cognitive conditions for communication behaviors; (10) the relationship of primary mode of human communication to the development of complex cognition; (11) communication and attributions in interpersonal conflict; (12) functional communication patterns and relational concern in interpersonal conflict; (13) social style and interpersonal communication competence in the public school superintendency; and (14) communication variables that affect defensive and supportive reactions. (FL)