concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: relational control theory

cybernetic and systems orientations
type: Concept
narrower: relational control theory

interpersonal concepts
type: Concept
narrower: relational control theory

relational control theory
type: Concept
broader: social-interactional orientations
broader: interpersonal concepts
broader: cybernetic and systems orientations
definition: Relational control theory focuses on how relational members interrelate with one another through their communication behaviors. The theory offers an interaction-based approach for studying the interwoven connection between communication and relationship. [Source: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory; Relational Control Theory]

social-interactional orientations
type: Concept
narrower: relational control theory