The relationship between student communication motives and information seeking |
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| Authors: | Scott A Myers Matthew M Martin Timothy P Mottet |
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| Institution: | 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies , West Virginia University , Morgantown, WV, 26506–6293;2. Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Studies , West Virginia University , Morgantown, WV, 26506–6293;3. Assistant Professor, Department of Speech Communication , Southwest Texas State University |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between college students’ communication motives (i.e., relational, functional, participatory, excuse making, sycophantic) and their use of information‐seeking strategies (i.e., overt, indirect, third party, testing, observing). Participants were 149 students enrolled in an introductory communication course at a Mid‐Atlantic university. Results indicated that (a) students who communicate for the sycophantic, relational, and participatory motives use the indirect and observing information‐seeking strategies and (b) students who communicate for the functional communication motive use the overt information‐seeking strategy, but do not use the testing information‐seeking strategy. Future research should examine whether college students use information‐seeking strategies with their classmates and the impact of the use of these strategies on their learning experience. |
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| Keywords: | Affection Affection Exchange Theory Commitment Satisfaction Deception Deceptive Affectionate Messages |
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