Motives as predictors of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness of black and white adolescents |
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| Authors: | Carolyn M Anderson Paul R Raptis Yang Lin Fendrich R Clark |
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| Institution: | 1. Associate Professor, in the School of Communication , University of Akron , Akron, OH, 44325‐1003;2. Graduate student at the School of Communication , University of Akron , Akron, OH, 44325‐1003;3. Assistant Professor in the School of Communication , University of Akron , Akron, OH, 44325‐1003 |
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| Abstract: | Motives of inclusion, affection, control, pleasure, escape, and relaxation (Rubin, Perse & Barbato, 1988) were investigated as predictors of adolescents' argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness. White and black girls and boys (N = 198) completed the Adolescent Argumentativeness Scale and Adolescent Verbal Aggressiveness Scale (Roberto & Finucane, 1997). One Multiple Regression (stepwise) analysis found that control, inclusion, and affection predicted argumentativeness. A second analysis found that control predicted verbal aggressiveness. Race and sex were not significant in either model. Significantly, a positive relationship was found for argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness for whites and blacks, girls and boys. Suggestions for future research include re‐examination of the verbal aggression scale for adolescent samples. |
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| Keywords: | Causal Attributions Close Relationships Dialectical Theories of Privacy Disclosure Decision-Making Self-Disclosure Social Exchange/Interdependence Theories |
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