This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 34 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) marital communication; (2) aspects of dyadic communication, including self-disclosure, trust, dominance versus recessiveness, and influence of sex role orientation on initial interactions within same sex dyads; (3) nonverbal communication, including inferences drawn from nonverbal cues and the assessment of nonverbal communication in global aphasia; (4) the communication behavior of such groups as young children, elderly women, junior high school students, and gifted students; (5) development and field-testing of a descriptive/prescriptive interpersonal communication model; (6) parent/child communication; (7) communication in group psychotherapy and encounter groups; (8) cross-cultural communication; (9) conversational style; (10) communication skills training as a remedy for shyness and as an aid in improving the quality of college roommate relationships; and (11) aspects relating to small group communication, including patterns of verbal interruption among women and men, and the "risky shift" phenomenon. (GT)