Advisor–Advisee Communication Two: The Influence of Verbal Aggression and Humor Assessment on Advisee Perceptions of Advisor Credibility and Affective Learning

Abstract

The goal of the current study was to further the research line initiated by the authors that examined the influence of a variety of communication variables in the Graduate Advisor–Advisee interpersonal relationship. The current study examined the relationship between advisee perceptions of advisor verbal aggression and humor assessment and the impact these variables have on advisee affect and advisee perceptions of advisor credibility (competence, caring/goodwill, and trustworthiness). Findings revealed that advisor humor assessment was positively related to both advisee affect and advisee perceptions of advisor credibility. The study further found that advisor verbal aggression was negatively related to both advisee affect and advisee perceptions of advisorp credibility.

Keywords:

• Instructional Communication
• Humor
• Credibility
• Verbal Aggression
• Advisor-Advisee Relationships

Notes

This paper was presented at the 2004 National Communication Association Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

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Notes on contributors

Jason S. Wrench

Jason S. Wrench (EdD, West Virginia, 2002) is an assistant professor in the department of communication studies at Ohio University—Eastern Campus. Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter (PhD, Kent State University, 2002) is an assistant professor in the department of communication at Texas Tech University