The relationship between willingness to communicate and solidarity with frequency,breadth, and depth of communication in the sibling relationship |
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| Authors: | Kelly A Rocca Matthew M Martin |
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| Institution: | 1. Doctoral Student at West Virginia University , Morgantown, WV, 26506;2. Assistant Professor of Communication Studies , West Virginia University , Morgantown, WV, 26506 |
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| Abstract: | People communicate differently based on their willingness to communicate, along with their feelings of solidarity with the receivers (McCroskey & Richmond, 1987). People who are high in their willingness to communicate and feel close to their receivers would seemingly communicate more frequently and intimately. This study investigated this proposition by considering the late adolescent sibling relationship. College students were asked to complete a questionnaire focusing on the frequency, breadth, and depth of their communication with their siblings. Participants also completed measures of their trait willingness to communicate, their willingness to communicate with their siblings, and their solidarity with their siblings. People's willingness to communicate and willingness to communicate with their siblings was positively related to their frequency, breadth, and depth of communication with their siblings. Solidarity was also found to be positively related to frequency, breadth, and depth of communication. |
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| Keywords: | Attributions of Responsibility Episodic Framing Framing Effects Thematic Framing Traits |
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