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A “Dark Side” Of Communication Avoidance: Indirect Interpersonal Aggressiveness, Michael J, Beatty, Kristin M, Valencic, Jill E. Rudd, Jean A. Dobos
A “Dark Side” Of Communication Avoidance: Indirect Interpersonal Aggressiveness, Michael J, Beatty, Kristin M, Valencic, Jill E. Rudd, Jean A. Dobos
Communication Faculty Publications
Although our understanding of direct forms of verbal aggressiveness has been greatly advanced over the past decade, indirect interpersonal aggressiveness has remained relatively understudied. In the present study, items designed to tap indirect forms of interpersonal aggressiveness were written, administered to participants, factor analyzed along with verbal aggressiveness items, and correlated with a criterion measure. Results produced an internally consistent set of item which: (1) loaded on a separate factor from verbal aggressiveness items, (2) contributed unique variance over that accounted for by verbal aggressiveness in the prediction of psychoticism, a theoretically appropriate criterion variable for validating aggression measures, and …
Trait Verbal Aggressiveness And The Appropriateness And Effectiveness Of Fathers' Interaction Plans Ii: Fathers' Self-Assessments, Jill E. Rudd, Michael J. Beatty, Sally Vogl-Bauer, Jean A. Dobos
Trait Verbal Aggressiveness And The Appropriateness And Effectiveness Of Fathers' Interaction Plans Ii: Fathers' Self-Assessments, Jill E. Rudd, Michael J. Beatty, Sally Vogl-Bauer, Jean A. Dobos
Communication Faculty Publications
Examines the relationship between fathers' verbal aggressiveness and their perceptions of the appropriateness and effectiveness of selected methods for interacting with children, mainly sons. Examination of literature on the issue; Details on hypotheses which have been developed.
Communication Effects On Divorce Mediation: How Participants' Argumentativeness, Verbal Aggression, And Compliance-Gaining Strategy Choice Mediate Outcome Satisfaction, Jill E. Rudd
Communication Faculty Publications
Presents a study which examined the interrelatedness of compliance-gaining strategies, argumentativeness, verbal aggressiveness and satisfaction with divorce mediation. Process in which divorcing spouses negotiate some or all of the terms of their settlement agreement with the aid of a neutral and trained third party; Types of compliance-gaining strategies; Trait which predisposes the individual in communicative situations to advocate positions on controversial issues and to attack verbally the positions which other people take on the issues.