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Humorous communication, verbal aggressiveness, and father–son relational satisfaction

  • Kimberly A. Neuendorf

    Kimberly A. Neuendorf (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is a professor in the School of Communication at Cleveland State University. Her scholarship includes investigations of affective responses to media (including humor), the content and effects of the media portrayals of marginalized populations, and the methodology of quantitative content analysis.

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    , Jill E. Rudd

    Jill E. Rudd (Ph.D., Kent State University) is currently a professor in the School of Communication at Cleveland State University. Dr. Rudd’s interest in relational communication and dispute resolution has been the key focus of her research. Verbal aggressive communication is a primary interest to Dr. Rudd and she has published numerous articles on the relationship of aggressive communication and conflict.

    , Paul Palisin

    Paul Palisin received his Master of Applied Communication Theory and Methodology from the School of Communication at Cleveland State University in 2012. He is currently a business entrepreneur in Northeast Ohio.

    und Elizabeth B. Pask

    Elizabeth B. Pask (Ph.D., Arizona State University) is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at Cleveland State University. Dr. Pask’s research examines the intersections of relational communication and health. She specifically focuses on communication-related risk and protective factors for intimate partner violence involvement and sexual communication.

Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 5. August 2015
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Abstract

This study examines the role of humor orientation and reported humorous communication behaviors during father–son conflict in predicting relational satisfaction. In addition, the main effect and interaction effect (with humor orientation) of verbal aggressiveness on relational satisfaction is investigated. A survey of adult father–son pairs pinpoints an interesting network of findings linking general humor orientations, verbal aggressiveness, reported use of humorous messages during conflict, and relational satisfaction within the father–son relationship. Key findings include: Sons’ relational satisfaction is predicted by lower fathers’ verbal aggressiveness for those with fathers who report a very high humor orientation. On the other hand, fathers’ relational satisfaction is predicted by lower levels of sons’ humor orientation, and not by verbal aggressiveness. Further, sons’ relational satisfaction is negatively related to the reported use of all types of humorous messages in a father–son conflict event.

About the authors

Kimberly A. Neuendorf

Kimberly A. Neuendorf (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is a professor in the School of Communication at Cleveland State University. Her scholarship includes investigations of affective responses to media (including humor), the content and effects of the media portrayals of marginalized populations, and the methodology of quantitative content analysis.

Jill E. Rudd

Jill E. Rudd (Ph.D., Kent State University) is currently a professor in the School of Communication at Cleveland State University. Dr. Rudd’s interest in relational communication and dispute resolution has been the key focus of her research. Verbal aggressive communication is a primary interest to Dr. Rudd and she has published numerous articles on the relationship of aggressive communication and conflict.

Paul Palisin

Paul Palisin received his Master of Applied Communication Theory and Methodology from the School of Communication at Cleveland State University in 2012. He is currently a business entrepreneur in Northeast Ohio.

Elizabeth B. Pask

Elizabeth B. Pask (Ph.D., Arizona State University) is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at Cleveland State University. Dr. Pask’s research examines the intersections of relational communication and health. She specifically focuses on communication-related risk and protective factors for intimate partner violence involvement and sexual communication.

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