Dyadic Power Theory distinguishes resources, authority, perceived power, control attempts, and achieved influence. A forceful speaker may repeatedly seek control while a quieter partner holds decisive resources. Analysis follows both partners and the decision domain; visible dominance alone does not establish power or legitimate authority.
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Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Theories & Explanatory Models
Explains how or why a communication process works by relating mechanisms, conditions or variables. Its value is an account that can guide inquiry into what produces an outcome, rather than a name for the outcome alone.