Inconsistent communication: A simplified method for selecting messages |
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Authors: | Sheri Johnson Theodore Jacob |
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Institution: | (1) University of Pittsburgh, 15260 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;(2) University of Arizona, 85721 Tucson, Arizona |
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Abstract: | In examining the family's role in the development and perpetuation of disordered behavior, studies of inconsistent communication have focused on the frequency and impact of such communications in disturbed versus non-disturbed groups. For these and other lines of study, current methods for defining and selecting inconsistent messages are extremely time-consuming, and as a result, large-scale efforts have been discouraged. To address this problem, the current study attempted to develop and evaluate an efficient procedure for selecting inconsistent communications which would be comparable to the standard method. Most important, it was found that raters are capable of accurately judging affect in a particular channel when presented with several channels simultaneously, and as such, it is unnecessary to artificially separate channels when affect ratings are to be obtained. Future research should be facilitated by the method developed in the current study. |
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Keywords: | inconsistent communication nonverbal communication |
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