Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Social Communication

Social communication is the use of language and nonverbal behavior to interact with others in socially appropriate ways. It includes skills such as understanding and using gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and conversational rules, as well as interpreting others' intentions and adapting communication to c…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 5× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2644-1101 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Social communication is the use of language and nonverbal behavior to interact with others in socially appropriate ways. It includes skills such as understanding and using gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and conversational rules, as well as interpreting others' intentions and adapting communication to context. Effective social communication is fundamental to forming relationships, participating in social life, and emotional well-being, and difficulties in this area are a defining feature of certain neurodevelopmental conditions, most notably autism spectrum disorder. Researchers study how social communication develops, how it can be supported, and how its disruption affects functioning across the lifespan. This page sits within a journal focused on human psychology. The peer-reviewed open-access research collected here connects to social communication particularly through work on autism spectrum disorder, in which social-communication differences are central, including reviews and studies on the neuroscience of autism and on interventions aimed at supporting development. Related research addresses social isolation and well-being, reflecting the importance of social connection for mental health. Together these contributions illustrate how social communication and interaction shape psychological functioning. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to social communication.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 5 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Social Communication, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Human Psychology (ISSN 2644-1101).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Mesagno · Australia Larkin Lamarche · canada Giuseppe Lanza · Italy

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