Sensation Seeking and the Integrated Model of Intercultural Communication Competence

Abstract

There is a recent body of research that draws a connection between sensation seeking and intercultural communication. In the present study, the relationship between sensation seeking and variables that contribute to intercultural communication competence are explored in the context of the Integrated Model of Intercultural Communication Competence. Four hypotheses were proposed. Results from structural equation modeling supported two of the proposed hypotheses. Though there was no direct relationship between sensation seeking and ICC, the results supported previous findings that sensation seeking has a positive relationship with ICC in the presence of mediating variables. The implications of the findings are discussed.

A Proposed Model of Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) in Malaysian Context

“…Whereas presence of the behavior variable, "one of the key players in ICC" sensation seeking was added by Arasaratnam et al (2010b). In the scholarship, writers establish that sensation seeking was completely connected with the approaches concerning the individuals from new cultural backgrounds besides sympathy.…”

“…The Conferring to Arasaratnam et al (2010a) this IMICC is distinctive as well as dissimilar among rest of the ICC models for the reason that of its progress from an emic methodology, its culturegeneral manner, and an extremity style. The extremity style in this setting suggests the inspection of a wonder from the insider's opinion as well as determining in its place of emerging vital extents (Morris, Leung, Ames, & Lickel, 1999;Sinicrope, Norris, & Watanabe, 2007).…”

“…That comprised of capability of the person to absorb starting practice then acclimate his/her actions. Nevertheless, IMICC eradicated this variable from the further studies for the reason that it demonstrated problems to estimate the effect of intercultural practice on a person's ICC (Arasaratnam et al, 2010b).…”

“…There are limited models who have been addressed in the West (Arasaratnam, 2006;Arasaratnam & Banerjee, 2007, 2011Arasaratnam et al, 2010aArasaratnam et al, , 2010b but, it is too difficult to find a culture general model that has been addressed in non-western context especially in Malaysia. The conceptual framework of the study is quite different from the previous models and unique as well.…”

“…Competent communicators among the people, it is obligatory they must be interested, besides having aspiration to obtain this essential understanding plus expertise (Gudykunst, 2002). In Deardorff (2006) investigation, intercultural scholars were the sources of data collection in Delphi study, the popular description from between nine descriptions of Several researches suggest that models of ICC need further exploration among different cultures and further research is required to test and to enhance the model further by adding variables (Arasaratnam, 2004(Arasaratnam, , 2005Arasaratnam & Banerjee, 2007, 2011Arasaratnam et al, 2010aArasaratnam et al, , 2010b.…”