Exploring the Relationship between Listening Style Preference and Verbal Aggressiveness

Abstract

This article expands on research identifying constructs underlying the listening process. Specifically, this empirical study explores the relationship between a person's tendency to engage in verbal aggressiveness and her or his listening style preference. Previous research has found verbal aggressiveness to be related to a variety of communication traits and dispositions (e.g., self esteem, credibility assessments, external locus of control). Results of the study found inverse relationships between verbal aggressiveness and People and Content listening (N = 167).