Joseph A Bonito

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Scholarly Contributions

Books

• Reimer, T., Park, E. S., & Bonito, J. A. (2023). Group Communication: An Advanced Introduction. Taylor \& Francis.

Chapters

• Reimer, T., Park, E. S., & Bonito, J. A. (2024). Introduction: The Role of Communication in Group Scholarship. In Group Communication(pp 1--6). Routledge.
• Wittenbaum, G. M., Wittenbaum, G. M., Bonito, J. A., & Bonito, J. A. (2024). Participation and Information Sharing. In Group Communication(pp 174--186). Routledge.
• Bonito, J. A. (2023). Researching Small Discussion Groups. In Group Communication(pp 42--60). Routledge.
• Bonito, J. A. (2021). Quantitative Analysis of Group Data: Multilevel Latent Variable Models. In The Emerald Handbook of Group and Team Communication Research(pp 55--72). Emerald Publishing Limited.
• Bonito, J. A., & Keyton, J. (2018). Teaching Computers to Code Group Interaction Data: Introduction to Machine Learning. In Cambridge Handbook of Group Interaction Analysis. Cambridge University Press.
• Bonito, J. A., & Staggs, S. M. (2018). Dimensions of Interdependence in Small Group Discussion. In Cambridge Handbook of Group Interaction Analysis. Cambridge University Press.
• Bonito, J. A. (2013). Footing as influence strategies during small group discussion. In Casing persuasive communication. Kendall-Hunt.
• Bonito, J. A., Meyers, R. A., Gastil, J., & Ervin, J. (2013). Sit down and speak up: Stability and change of group participation.. In The Australian Citizens’ Parliament and the Future of Deliberative Democracy(pp 120--130). Pennsylvania State University Press.

Journals/Publications

• Pilny, A., Bonito, J., & Schecter, A. (2025). Coding Small Group Communication with AI: RNNs and Transformers with Context. Small Group Research, 10464964251314197.
• Bonito, J. A., & Rains, S. A. (2024). An oscillation model of opinion expression during group discussion.. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice.
• Rains, S. A., Bonito, J. A., Lutovsky, B. R., Nemcova, K., Tsetsi, E., Ashtaputre, A., Pavlich, C. A., & Akers, C. (2023). Mutual influence in support seeking and provision behaviors during comforting conversations: A turn-level analysis. Human Communication Research, 49(1), 1--12.
• Bonito, J. A. (2022). Extending the Group Actor-Partner Interdependence Model: MSEM Applications. Small Group Research, 53(2), 207--243.
• Bonito, J. A., & Keyton, J. (2022). A valence-based account of group interaction and decision making. Communication Monographs, 89(2), 260--280.
• Ray, C. D., Harvey, J., Floyd, K., Bonito, J. A., & Reblin, M. (2021). Mixed Messages: II. Outcomes Associated with the Proportion and Placement of Negative Statements in Support Messages. Health Communication, 36(7), 856--865.
• Bonito, J. A. (2019). A bottom-up approach to examining group-level communication patterns: A multilevel latent profile analysis of functional group interaction. Human Communication Research, 45(2), 202--225.
• Bonito, J. A., & Keyton, J. (2019). Multilevel measurement models for group collective constructs.. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 23(1), 1.
• Bonito, J. A., & Keyton, J. (2018). Introduction to machine learning. The Cambridge handbook of group interaction analysis, 387--404.
• Staggs, S. M., Bonito, J. A., & Ervin, J. N. (2018). Measuring and Evaluating Convergence Processes Across a Series of Group Discussions. Group Decision and Negotiation, 1--19.
• Staggs, S. M., Bonito, J. A., & Ervin, J. N. (2018). Measuring and Evaluating Convergence Processes Across a Series of Group Discussions. Group Decision and Negotiation, 27(5), 715--733.
• Arroyo, A., Segrin, C., Harwood, J., & Bonito, J. A. (2017). Co-rumination of fat talk and weight control practices: an application of confirmation theory. Health communication, 32(4), 438--450.
• Bonito, J. A., Keyton, J., & Ervin, J. N. (2017). Role-related participation in product design teams: Individual-and group-level trends. Communication Research, 44(2), 263--286.
• N., E. J., Bonito, J. A., & Keyton, J. (2017). Convergence of intrapersonal and interpersonal processes across group meetings. Communication Monographs, 84(2), 200--220.
• Rains, S. A., & Bonito, J. A. (2017). Adaptive Structuration Theory. The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication.
• Bonito, J. A., Ervin, J. N., & Staggs, S. M. (2016). Estimation and Application of the Latent Group Model. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice.
• Burgoon, J. K., Bonito, J. A., Lowry, P. B., Humpherys, S. L., Moody, G. D., Gaskin, J. E., & Giboney, J. S. (2016). Application of Expectancy Violations Theory to communication with and judgments about embodied agents during a decision-making task. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 91, 24--36.
• Bonito, J. A., Gastil, J., Ervin, J. N., & Meyers, R. A. (2014). At the convergence of input and process models of group discussion: A comparison of participation rates across time, persons, and groups.. Communication Monographs, 81(2), 179-207.
• Ervin, J., & Bonito, J. A. (2014). A review and critique of partner effect research in small groups.. Small Group Research, 45(6), 603-632.
• Saul, J. E., Bonito, J. A., Provan, K., Ruppel, E., & Leischow, S. J. (2014). Implementation of Tobacco Cessation Quitline Practices in the United States and Canada. American journal of public health, 104(10), e98--e105.
• Bonito, J. A., Ruppel, E. K., Saul, J. E., & Leischow, S. J. (2013). Assessing the preconditions for communication influence on decision making: The north american quitline consortium. Health Communication, 28(3), 248--259.
• Bonito, J. A., Ruppel, E. K., Saul, J. E., & Leischow, S. J. (2013). FACTORS INFLUENCING DECISIONS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT QUITLINE PRACTICES WITHIN THE NORTH AMERICAN QUITLINE CONSORTIUM. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, 45, S145-S145.
• Leischow, S. J., Provan, K. G., Bonito, J. A., Saul, J. E., Moor, G. H., & Lemaire, R. H. (2013). HOW IS THE NETWORK OF QUITLINES CHANGING? KEY SERVICE FINDINGS OF THE KIQNIC PROJECT. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, 45, S145-S145.
• Sanders, R. E., Wu, Y., & Bonito, J. A. (2013). The calculability of communicative intentions through pragmatic reasoning. Pragmatics & Cognition, 21(1), 1-34.
• Bonito, J. A., Ruppel, E. K., & Keyton, J. (2012). Reliability estimates for multilevel designs in group research. Small Group Research, 43(4), 443--467.
• Leischow, S. J., Provan, K., Beagles, J., Bonito, J., Ruppel, E., Moor, G., & Saul, J. (2012). Mapping tobacco quitlines in North America: signaling pathways to improve treatment. American journal of public health, 102(11), 2123--2128.
• Bonito, J. A., & Meyers, R. A. (2011). Examining functional communication as egocentric or group-centric: Application of a latent group model. Communication Monographs, 78(4), 463--485.
• Bonito, J. A., & Ruppel, E. K. (2011). An application of the socioegocentric model to information-sharing discussions: In search of group-level communication influences. Communication Research, 38(3), 356--375.
• Bonito, J. A., & Sanders, R. E. (2011). The existential center of small groups: Member's conduct and interaction. Small Group Research, 42(3), 343--358.
• Bonito, J. A., Ruppel, E. K., DeCamp, M. H., & Mainvilliers, I. (2011). Evaluating participation in small groups: Stimulated recall, self-ratings, and their effects on task-relevant judgments. Communication Methods and Measures, 5(1), 28--47.
• Leischow, S., Provan, K., Bonito, J., Moor, G., Saul, J., & Beagles, J. (2011). The Role Of Social Networks And Decision-making Processes On Implementation Of Quitline Evidence-based Practices. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41(1), s74.
• Bonito, J. A., & Kenny, D. A. (2010). The measurement of reliability of social relations components from round-robin designs. Personal Relationships, 17(2), 235--251.
• Sanders, R. E., & Bonito, J. A. (2010). Speaking for the Institution: A Fourth Production Site for Group Members' Influence Attempts. SMALL GROUP RESEARCH, 41(4), 427-451.
• Bonito, J. A. (2009). Introduction to the Colloquy. Human Communication Research, 35(2), 248--248.
• Bonito, J. A., & Sanders, R. E. (2009). A different approach to answering a good question: A response to Hewes's models of communication effects on small group outcomes. Human Communication Research, 35(2), 296--303.
• Bonito, J. A., Decamp, M. H., & Ruppel, E. K. (2008). The process of information sharing in small groups: Application of a local model. Communication Monographs, 75(2), 136--157.
• Bonito, J. A. (2007). A local model of information sharing in small groups. Communication Theory, 17(3), 252--280.
• Bonito, J. A. (2006). A longitudinal social relations analysis of participation in small groups. Human communication research, 32(3), 302--321.
• Bonito, J. A., DeCamp, M. H., Coffman, M., & Fleming, S. (2006). Participation, information, and control in small groups: An actor-partner interdependence model.. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 10(1), 16.
• Bonito, J. A., & Lambert, B. L. (2005). Information similarity as a moderator of the effect of gender on participation in small groups: A multilevel analysis. Small Group Research, 36(2), 139--165.
• Bonito, J. A. (2004). Shared cognition and participation in small groups: Similarity of member prototypes. Communication Research, 31(6), 704--730.
• Bonito, J. A. (2003). Information processing and exchange in mediated groups: Interdependence and interaction. Human Communication Research, 29(4), 533--559.
• Bonito, J. A. (2002). The analysis of participation in small groups: Methodological and conceptual issues related to interdependence. Small Group Research, 33(4), 412--438.
• Bonito, J. A., & Sanders, R. E. (2002). Speakers' footing in a collaborative writing task: A resource for addressing disagreement while avoiding conflict. Research on language and social interaction, 35(4), 481--514.
• Bonito, J. A., & Wolski, S. L. (2002). The adaptation of complaints to participation frameworks. Communication Studies, 53(3), 252--268.
• Burgoon, J. K., Bonito, J. A., Ramirez, A., Dunbar, N. E., Kam, K., & Fischer, J. (2002). Testing the interactivity principle: Effects of mediation, propinquity, and verbal and nonverbal modalities in interpersonal interaction. Journal of communication, 52(3), 657--677.
• Bonito, J. A. (2001). An information-processing approach to participation in small groups. Communication Research, 28(3), 275--303.
• Bonito, J. A. (2000). The effect of contributing substantively on perceptions of participation. Small Group Research, 31(5), 528--553.
• Burgoon, J. K., Bonito, J. A., Bengtsson, B., Cederberg, C., Lundeberg, M., & Allspach, L. (2000). Interactivity in human--computer interaction: A study of credibility, understanding, and influence. Computers in human behavior, 16(6), 553--574.
• Bonito, J. A. (1999). Collecting free-response data via computers: effects of technology on responses to hypothetical scenarios. Computers in human behavior, 15(2), 195--211.
• Burgoon, J. K., Bonito, J. A., Bengtsson, B., Ramirez Jr, ,., Dunbar, N. E., & Miczo, N. (1999). Testing the interactivity model: Communication processes, partner assessments, and the quality of collaborative work. Journal of management information systems, 16(3), 33--56.
• Bonito, J. A., & Hollingshead, A. B. (1997). Participation in small groups. Annals of the International Communication Association, 20(1), 227--261.