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dc.contributor.advisorLedbetter, Andrew M.
dc.contributor.authorPadgett, Corley Blissen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-24T20:00:20Z
dc.date.available2016-08-24T20:00:20Z
dc.date.created2016en_US
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.identifierUMI thesisen_US
dc.identifiercat-2936944en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/11282
dc.description.abstractThis study explored predictors of channel preferences within the context of parent-child relationships. Two theoretical frameworks were compared?the impression management model and face-negotiation theory. Participants included 727 young adults who completed online questionnaires concerning their perceptions of an ongoing conflict with a specific parent in mind. Results both supported and differed from the impression management model. Specifically, in contrast to the model?s assumption of a unidimensional difference between mediated and nonmediated channels, preference for oral communication channels emerged as a dimension separate from, and orthogonal to, preference for textual channels, with more significant and/or stronger effects emerging for the former. The central goal of this study was accomplished in that locus, valence, and face-concern emerged as significant predictors of conflict behaviors, and in turn, conflict behaviors as predictors of channel preferences. Overall, other-face concern was the strongest predictor of channel preferences. Conversely, individuals? conflict behaviors predicted both oral and textual channel preferences. The theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of these findings were discussed.en_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.publisher[Fort Worth, Tex.] : Texas Christian University,en_US
dc.relation.ispartofTCU Master Thesisen_US
dc.relation.requiresMode of access: World Wide Web.en_US
dc.relation.requiresSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.en_US
dc.titlePhone, Facebook, or face-to-face? : choosing channels to engage in parent-child conflicten_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.departmentCollege of Communication
etd.degree.levelMaster
local.collegeBob Schieffer College of Communication
local.departmentCommunication Studies
local.academicunitBob Schieffer College of Communication
dc.type.genreThesis
local.subjectareaCommunication Studies
etd.degree.nameMaster of Science


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