Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
2013
Publisher
Horizon Research Publishing
Source Publication
Linguistics and Literature Studies
Source ISSN
2331-642X
Abstract
Dimensions of interpersonal relationships, such as attentiveness, directiveness, and presumptuousness, have typically been assessed through impressionistic ratings or by aggregate scores derived from coding of specific (e.g., verbal) behaviors. However, the meanings of these dimensions rest on the interpersonal microrelationships that are actually observed by the raters or coders. In this qualitative study, the way these global relationship qualities were built from microrelationships at the utterance level was examined in passages from one medical interaction. Applications of microrelationships to future communications research are suggested.
Recommended Citation
Shaikh, Ayesha; Knobloch-Fedders, Lynne M.; and Stiles, William B., "Verbal Response Modes in Action:Microrelationships as the Building Blocks of Relationship Role Dimensions" (2013). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 363.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/363
Comments
Published version. Linguistics and Literature Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2 (2013): 66 - 78. Permalink. © 2013 Horizon Research Publishing. Used with permission.
Lynne M. Knobloch-Fedders was affiliated with Northwestern University at the time of publication.