Problematic integration theory: Difference between revisions

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Problematic Integration Theory (PI) falls under the socio-psychological and socio-cultural communication traditions. PI began with a focus on intra- and inter-personal contexts, but has been applicable in may contexts, including interpersonal, small group, and organizational; thus, it has a broad scope of application. ^{'''(add citation to Babrow, Journal of Communication, Sept. 2001, p. 568)'''} PI is considered an interpretive/hermeneutic approach of theory rather than positivistic/empirical (i.e., predictive) or critical. ^{'''(add citation to Babrow, Journal of Communication, Sept. 2001, p. 570)'''}

====Related Work: Uncertainty Management Theory====

Babrow later expanded on message processing and uncertainty reduction with the development of Uncertainty Management Theory (UMT). Although similar to PI in many ways, UMT goes further than PI in examining ways in which people may cultivate and prefer uncertainty. ^{'''(add citation to Bradac, Journal of Communication, Sept. 2001, p. 463-4)'''}