My Research

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My research focuses on individuals in interpersonal relationships. I am especially interested in how people (consciously and unconsciously) communicate identities involving "taken-for-granted" societal forces (e.g., sex, gender, relational communication). My goal, with each research program, is to disseminate findings beyond solely academic outlets. Therefore, I strive to apply my research to community organizations, health practitioners, and classroom settings. In my work, I operate on the assumption that individuals shape society; by looking at people one-on-one, I seek to enable social change, even if "only" in minds of individuals in classrooms and communities.

My current programs of research all focus on relational communication (e.g., relational uncertainty, power, conflict, love, and sex occurring in violent & nonviolent relationships) as influenced by societal identities (e.g., gender, family roles, stigma, health norms).

Currently Collecting Data Online...

Abusive Relational Technology Study

You don’t need to have experienced any personal abuse to participate in this study, as we’re interested in everyone’s experiences. If you're 18 years of age or older, please consider taking an approximately 10-15 minute anonymous survey located HERE. Study approved by WCSU Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research (#1617-177 expir. May, 2018).

Love Language Measurement Study

If you are a man or woman who has ever been in a romantic relationship, you are eligible to participate in a survey about your love-communication preferences. We're looking to see how people actually communicate love in romantic relationships. To participate, you must (1) have been in a romantic relationship at some point in your life, and (2) currently be 18 years of age or older. If you meet these criteria, please consider taking an approximately 15-20 minute anonymous survey located HERE. Study approved by WCSU Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research (#1617-165 expir. April, 2018).

Publications

Please contact me for free PDFs of any pubs not linked here.

Eckstein, J. J. (2017). Intimate terrorism and situational couple violence: Classification variability across five methods to distinguish Johnson’s violent relationship types. Violence & Victims, 6. Online-first copy. doi:10.1891/0886-6708
Eckstein, J. J. (2017). Writing a literature review. In M. Allen (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of communication research methods (pp. 1887-1888). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1483381435
Brule, N. J., & Eckstein, J. J. (2017). Vulnerable groups. In M. Allen (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of communication research methods (pp. 1871-1874). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1483381435
Eckstein, J. J. (2017). American Psychological Association. In M. Allen (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of communication research methods (pp. 27-28). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1483381435
Eckstein, J. J. (2016). "The more things change...?": Technology and abuse for intimate partner violence victims. In E. Gilchrist-Petty & S. D. Long (Eds.), Contexts of the dark side of communication. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. ISBN: 978-1433127496
Eckstein, J. J. (2016). Is love blind to abuse?: Factors affecting victims' preferences for love-communication from abusive partners. In L. N. Olson & M. A. Fine (Eds.), Examining the darkness of family communication: The harmful, the morally suspect, and the socially inappropriate (pp. 175-197). New York: Peter Lang Publishing. ISBN: 978-1433125379
Brule, N. J., & Eckstein, J. J. (2016). Am I really a bad parent?": Adolescent-to-parent abuse (AtPA) identity and the Stigma Management Communication (SMC) model. Journal of Family Communication, 16(3), 198-215. doi:10.1080/15267431.2016.1160908
Eckstein, J. J. (2016). IPV stigma and its social management: The roles of relationship-type, abuse-type, and victims' sex. Journal of Family Violence, 31(2), 215-225. doi:10.1007/s10896-015-9752-4
Eckstein, J. J., & Cherry, J. (2015). Perceived characteristics of men abused by female romantic partners: Blaming, Resulting, Blaming-Excuses, or Normal? Culture, Society & Masculinities, 7(2), 140-153. doi:10.3149/CSM.0702.140
Eckstein, J. J., Brule, N. J., Wiss, K., Petkanas, W., & Bryant, L. E. (2015). Feature Article: It's all relational: Blinded or aided by our own lens? Relationship Research News, 14(1), 8-13.
Eckstein, J. J. (2014). Review of The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking (2nd ed.) by B. Spitzberg & W. Cupach. Relationship Research News, 13(2), 20-21.
Eckstein, J. J., & Allen, M. (2014). (Eds.). Special Issue: Reclaiming stigma: Alternative explorations of the construct. Communication Studies, 65(2), 1-3. doi:10.1080/10510974.2014.893708
Eckstein, J. J., & Pinto, K. (2013). Collaborative participatory action strategies for re-envisioning young men’s masculinities. Action Research, 11(3), 234-250. doi:10.1177/1476750313487928
Eckstein, J. J. (2013). Straus, Murray. In L. L. Finley (Ed.), Encyclopedia of domestic violence and abuse (pp. 483-484). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. ISBN: 978-1610690010
Eckstein, J. J. (2013). Social change movements. In L. L. Finley (Ed.), Encyclopedia of domestic violence and abuse (pp. 463-465). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. ISBN: 978-1610690010
Eckstein, J. J. (2013). Technology and abuse. In L. L. Finley (Ed.), Encyclopedia of domestic violence and abuse In L. L. Finley (Ed.), Encyclopedia of domestic violence and abuse (pp. 489-490). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. ISBN: 978-1610690010
Eckstein, J. J. (2013). Being a man: Challenging or reinforcing embodied masculinities in the university classroom. In M. J. Murphy & E. Ribarsky (Eds.), Activities for teaching gender and sexuality in the university classroom (pp. 155-160). Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield Education. ISBN: 978-1475801804
Eckstein, J. J. (2012). Sex, gender, and relationship type in the relational uncertainty of victims of partner violence. Partner Abuse, 3(1), 22-42. doi:10.1891/1946-6560.3.1.22
Eckstein, J. J. (2012). Reasons for staying in abusive relationships: A resource for understanding gendered identities as internally and externally construed. In A. Browne-Miller (Ed.), Violence & abuse in society: Understanding a global crisis. Volume 4: Faces of intimate partner violence (pp. 53-75). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. ISBN: 978-0313382765
Eckstein, J. J. (2012). Predicting victims’ contact with former abusive partners. In A. Browne-Miller (Ed.), Violence & abuse in society: Understanding a global crisis. Volume 4: Faces of intimate partner violence (pp. 107-123). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. ISBN: 978-0313382765
Eckstein, J. J. (2011). Going viral in the classroom: Using emerging CMC technologies for social change. In S. Kelsey & K. St. Amant (Eds.), Computer-mediated communication: Issues and approaches in education (pp. 207-223). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. ISBN: 978-1613500774
Eckstein, J. J. (2010). Reasons for staying in intimately violent relationships: Comparisons of men and women and messages communicated to self and others. Journal of Family Violence, 26(1), 21-30. doi:10.1007/s10896-010-9338-0
Eckstein, J. J. (2010). Masculinity of men communicating abuse victimization. Culture, Society, and Masculinities, 2 (1), 62-74. doi:10.3149/CSM.0201.62
Eckstein, J. J. (2010). “Make it real for me!”: Performing symbolic interactionism as a tool for critical analysis writing. Compendium 2: Writing, Teaching, and Learning in the University, 3(1), 22-25.
Eckstein, J. J. (2009). Exploring the communication of men revealing abuse from female romantic partners. In D. D. Cahn (Ed.), Family violence: Communication processes (pp. 89-111). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. ISBN: 978-0791493755
Eckstein, J. J. (2008). Emotional animals: Creating controversy as perspective-taking in the interpersonally-focused classroom. Communication Teacher, 22(2), 39-43. doi:10.1080/17404620801935231
Eckstein, J. J. (2005). Conversion conundrums: Listener perceptions of affective influence attempts as mediated by personality and individual differences. Communication Quarterly, 53(3), 401-419. doi:10.1080/01463370500101394