Argumentativeness and affirming communicator style as predictors of satisfaction/dissatisfaction with subordinates

Multi-Parametric Analysis of Aggressive Communication and Motivation Climate in Physical Education

“…However, the finding in this specific case is in contrast with Bekiari (2014), Bekiari (2017b), , Bekiari and Petanidis (2016), Bekiari and Syrmpas (2015), Infante and Gorden (1989). Furthermore, 9 th grade proved to have higher score in verbal aggressiveness, 7 th grade in argumentativeness and mastery climate.…”

The interrelationship of student ratings of instructors' immediacy, verbal aggressiveness, homophily, and interpersonal attraction

“…Even when the scale was adapted, it has been shown to have reliabilities of .79 to .92 (Bayer & Cegala, 1992;Boster & Levine, 1988;Infante, Chandler, & Rudd, 1989;Infante & Gorden, 1989). This is of particular importance here due to the fact that the scale used in this study was adapted to fit the teaching environment.…”

Test of a communication model of organizational commitment

“…Yet there is a body of counterintuitive evidence that employees who voice dissatisfactions, and who are particularly able to argue issues rather than being seen as complainers, will be viewed as helpful (Infante & Gorden, 1985a, 1985b. Infante and Gorden (1989) more recently have found that subordinates' argumentativeness, when coupled with affirming communicative style (relaxed, attentive and friendliness) is a predictor of superiors' satisfaction with subordinates. Rather than argument being seen as war, as Lakoff and Johnson (1980) have suggested, argumentativeness may be read by others as caring enough to invest energy in arguing and as daring to risk being seen as contentious in behalf of corporate welfare.…”