| Toward a theory of motivated information management WA Afifi, JL Weiner Communication theory 14 (2), 167-190, 2004 | 818 | 2004 |
| Close encounters: Communication in relationships LK Guerrero, PA Andersen, WA Afifi Sage Publications, 2017 | 708 | 2017 |
| Motivations underlying topic avoidance in close relationships WA Afifi, LK Guerrero Balancing the secrets of private disclosures, 165-179, 1999 | 375 | 1999 |
| Characteristics and consequences of expectation violations in close relationships WA Afifi, S Metts Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 15 (3), 365-392, 1998 | 351 | 1998 |
| “We never talk about that”: A comparison of cross‐sex friendships and dating relationships on uncertainty and topic avoidance WA Afifi, JK Burgoon Personal Relationships 5 (3), 255-272, 1998 | 306 | 1998 |
| Some things are better left unsaid: Topic avoidance in family relationships LK Guerrero, WA Afifi Communication quarterly 43 (3), 276-296, 1995 | 284 | 1995 |
| On BeingJust Friends': The Frequency and Impact of Sexual Activity in Crosssex Friendships WA Afifi, SL Faulkner Journal of Social and Personal relationships 17 (2), 205-222, 2000 | 248 | 2000 |
| Facts versusFeelings' how rational is the decision to become an organ donor? SE Morgan, MT Stephenson, TR Harrison, WA Afifi, SD Long Journal of health psychology 13 (5), 644-658, 2008 | 242 | 2008 |
| Identity concerns following a severe relational transgression: The role of discovery method for the relational outcomes of infidelity WA Afifi, WL Falato, JL Weiner Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 18 (2), 291-308, 2001 | 241 | 2001 |
| Interpersonal deception: XII. Information management dimensions underlying deceptive and truthful messages JK Burgoon, DB Buller, LK Guerrero, WA Afifi, CM Feldman Communications Monographs 63 (1), 50-69, 1996 | 235 | 1996 |
| Seeking information about sexual health: Applying the theory of motivated information management WA Afifi, JL Weiner Human Communication Research 32 (1), 35-57, 2006 | 230 | 2006 |
| The impact of uncertainty and communal coping on mental health following natural disasters WA Afifi, ED Felix, TD Afifi Anxiety, Stress & Coping 25 (3), 329-347, 2012 | 221 | 2012 |
| Examining the decision to talk with family about organ donation: Applying the theory of motivated information management WA Afifi, SE Morgan, MT Stephenson, C Morse, T Harrison, T Reichert, ... Communication Monographs 73 (2), 188-215, 2006 | 219 | 2006 |
| What parents don't know: Topic avoidance in parent–child relationships LK Guerrero, WA Afifi Parents, children, and communication, 219-245, 2013 | 210 | 2013 |
| Understanding the role of uncertainty in jealousy experience and expression WA Afifi, T Reichert Communication Reports 9 (2), 93-103, 1996 | 210 | 1996 |
| The role of conversational involvement in deceptive interpersonal interactions JK Burgoon, DB Buller, CH White, W Afifi, ALS Buslig Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 25 (6), 669-686, 1999 | 193 | 1999 |
| The impact of violations on uncertainty and the consequences for attractiveness WA Afifi, JK Burgoon Human communication research 26 (2), 203-233, 2000 | 190 | 2000 |
| In their own words: the reasons why people will (not) sign an organ donor card SE Morgan, TR Harrison, WA Afifi, SD Long, MT Stephenson Health communication 23 (1), 23-33, 2008 | 187 | 2008 |
| Family discussions about organ donation: how the media influences opinions about donation decisions SE Morgan, TR Harrison, SD Long, WA Afifi, MS Stephenson, T Reichert Clinical transplantation 19 (5), 674-682, 2005 | 186 | 2005 |
| The dark side (and light side) of avoidance and secrets T Afifi, J Caughlin, W Afifi The dark side of interpersonal communication, 71-102, 2009 | 170 | 2009 |
