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A re‐examination of the verbal aggressiveness scale: One factor or two?

Michael J. Beatty Professor of Communication, University of Missouri‐St. Louis
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Jill E. Rudd Associate Professor of Communication, Cleveland State University
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Kristin Marie Valencic Doctoral student, Department of Communication Studies, West Virginia University
Pages 10-17 | Published online: 06 Jun 2009

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DarrenL. Linvill & JosephP. Mazer. (2013) The Role of Student Aggressive Communication Traits in the Perception of Instructor Ideological Bias in the Classroom. Communication Education 62:1, pages 48-60.
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Paul Schrodt & Kristen Carr. (2012) Trait Verbal Aggressiveness as a Function of Family Communication Patterns. Communication Research Reports 29:1, pages 54-63.
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Mark Hamilton & Dale Hample. (2011) Testing Hierarchical Models of Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness. Communication Methods and Measures 5:3, pages 250-273.
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BettyH. La France. (2010) What Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Cues Lead to Sex?: An Analysis of the Traditional Sexual Script. Communication Quarterly 58:3, pages 297-318.
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RebeccaM. Chory‐Assad. (2004) Effects of television sitcom exposure on the accessibility of verbally aggressive thoughts. Western Journal of Communication 68:4, pages 431-453.
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Timothy R. Levine , Michael J. Beatty, Sean Limon, Mark A. Hamilton, Ross Buck & Rebecca M. Chory‐Assad. (2004) The dimensionality of the verbal aggressiveness scale. Communication Monographs 71:3, pages 245-268.
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Paul Schrodt. (2003) Student perceptions of instructor verbal aggressiveness: The influence of student verbal aggressiveness and self‐esteem. Communication Research Reports 20:3, pages 240-250.
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Alan D. Heisel, Betty H. La France & Michael J. Beatty. (2003) Self-Reported Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism as Predictors of Peer Rated Verbal Aggressiveness and Affinity-Seeking Competence. Communication Monographs 70:1, pages 1-15.
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ScottA. Myers & AaronD. Johnson. (2003) Verbal aggression and liking in interpersonal relationships. Communication Research Reports 20:1, pages 90-96.
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Paul Schrodt. (2003) Students' Appraisals of Instructors as a Function of Students' Perceptions of Instructors' Aggressive Communication. Communication Education 52:2, pages 106-121.
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ScottA. Myers. (2001) Perceived instructor credibility and verbal aggressiveness in the college classroom. Communication Research Reports 18:4, pages 354-364.
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Paul Schrodt & LawrenceR. Wheeless. (2001) Aggressive communication and informational reception apprehension: The influence of listening anxiety and intellectual inflexibility on trait argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness. Communication Quarterly 49:1, pages 53-69.
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MichaelJ. Beatty, Kristin Marie Valencic, JillE. Rudd & JeanA. Dobos. (1999) A “dark side”; of communication avoidance: Indirect interpersonal aggressiveness. Communication Research Reports 16:2, pages 103-109.
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Michael J. Beatty, Paola Pascual-Ferra & Timothy R. Levine. (2015) Two Studies Examining the Error Theory Underlying the Measurement Model of the Verbal Aggressiveness Scale. Human Communication Research 41:1, pages 55-81.
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Mark A. Hamilton & Melissa A. Tafoya. (2011) Toward a Collective Framework on Verbal Aggression. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 31:1, pages 112-130.
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Timothy R. Levine, Michael R. Kotowski, Michael J. Beatty & Martijn J. Van Kelegom. (2011) A Meta-Analysis of Trait–Behavior Correlations in Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggression. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 31:1, pages 95-111.
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Steven R. Wilson, Felicia Roberts, Jessica J. Rack & Julie E. Delaney. (2008) Mothers Trait Verbal Aggressiveness as a Predictor of Maternal and Child Behavior During Playtime Interactions. Human Communication Research 34:3, pages 392-422.
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Alan D. Heisel, Betty H. La France & Michael J. Beatty. (2003) Self-Reported Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism as Predictors of Peer Rated Verbal Aggressiveness and Affinity-Seeking Competence. Communication Monographs 70:1, pages 1-1.
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