Eysenck's BIG THREE and communication traits: Communication traits as manifestations of temperament |
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| Authors: | James C McCroskey Virginia P Richmond Alan D Heisel Jamie L Hayhurst |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor of Communication Studies , West Virginia University , Morgantown, WV, 26506–6293 Phone: 304–293–3905 Fax: 304–293–3905 E-mail: JamesCMcCroskey.com;2. Professor of Communication Studies , West Virginia University , Morgantown, WV, 26506–6293;3. Assistant Professor of Communication , University of Missouri , St. Louis, MO, 63121–4499;4. Information Technology Specialist at the Center for Excellence and Disabilities , West Virginia University , 955 Hartman Run Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505 |
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| Abstract: | Two studies are reported which sought to determine the possible limitations of the proposition that “temperament is manifest through communication.”; The results of earlier studies suggest that many communication related traits indeed are correlated with one or more temperament variables. In the present study Willingness to Communicate, Singing Apprehension, and Innovativeness were found to be associated with one or more of the BIG THREE temperament variables. Writing apprehension was found to have no meaningful relationship with any of the temperament variables. It is concluded that, while most important oral communication traits probably are correlated with one or more temperament traits, some other communication traits, like writing apprehension, may not be. |
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