Journal article
Appraisal and Distancing Responses to Hurtful Messages II: A Diary Study of Dating Partners and Friends
Communication research reports, Vol.27(3), pp.193-206
08/04/2010
DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2010.496325
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine how the perceived intentionality of hurtful messages influences the extent to which people distance themselves from hurtful friends or dating partners by replicating the McLaren and Solomon (
2008
) study using a diary methodology. Based on appraisal theories of emotion, two hypotheses were advanced: Intensity of hurt is positively associated with relational distancing (H1), and perceived intentionality moderates the association between intensity of hurt and distancing (H2). Daily diaries were used to collect reports of hurtful episodes from participants (N = 131) over a 14-day period. Hierarchical linear modeling results were consistent with the hypotheses. The authors discuss the theoretical implications of these results for future research.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Appraisal and Distancing Responses to Hurtful Messages II: A Diary Study of Dating Partners and Friends
- Creators
- Rachel M McLaren - Department of Communication Studies , University of IowaDenise Haunani Solomon - Department of Communication Arts and Sciences , Pennsylvania State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Communication research reports, Vol.27(3), pp.193-206
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- DOI
- 10.1080/08824096.2010.496325
- ISSN
- 0882-4096
- eISSN
- 1746-4099
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/04/2010
- Academic Unit
- Communication Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984002440102771
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