The Affective Orientation to Communication: Conceptual and Empirical Distinctions.

Booth-Butterfield, Melanie; Booth-Butterfield, Steven

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ERIC Number: EJ508099

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Affective Orientation to Communication: Conceptual and Empirical Distinctions.

Booth-Butterfield, Melanie; Booth-Butterfield, Steven

Communication Quarterly, v42 n4 p331-44 Fall 1994

Reports on two studies that explicate the process and structure of affective orientation (AO). Provides strong evidence that AO is not redundant with existing measures of self-awareness and emotional responding, and that the pattern of processing emotional information remains stable across time. (SR)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Communication Research, Emotional Response, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Models

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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