Examining variation among compulsive communicators in classroom settings

Ifert, Danette E.; Long, Kathleen M.; Fortney, Shirley D.

doi:10.1080/08824099809362142

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“…However, when talk becomes compulsive and defies the norm, it becomes undesirable. In addition, research has found that when compared with noncompulsive communicators, compulsive communicators tend to be less communicatively apprehensive and more argumentative (Ifert et al, 1998). In general, we may perceive compulsive communicators as irritating when they dominate interactions.…”

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“…Extant research on compulsive communication in the classroom focuses on students talking too much (e.g., Fortney, Johnson, & Long, 2001;Ifert, Long, & Fortney, 1998;McPherson & Liang, 2007). From the standpoint that students misbehave and talk too much in the classroom, research has depicted the potential harm compulsive communication has on the classroom experience.…”

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Compulsive Communication in the Classroom: Is the Talkaholic Teacher a Misbehaving Instructor?

Sidelinger

Bolen

2014

Western Journal of Communication

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From the frame of expectancy violations theory, we examined the associations between instructors' compulsive communication and three instructor misbehaviors: irresponsibility, derisiveness, and apathy. Results revealed that students who perceived their instructors as compulsive communicators also perceived them as misbehaving. Next, we determined if nonverbal immediacy mediates the associations between instructors' compulsive communication and instructor misbehaviors, as well as student affective learning. Results revealed that nonverbal immediacy partially mediated the relationships between compulsive communication and the misbehaviors of irresponsibility and apathy, and fully mediated the negative associations between compulsive communication and students' affect for instructor and course.

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