Communication Masters Theseshttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/324922024-03-28T23:11:22Z2024-03-28T23:11:22ZPowerful and Powerless Language in Health Media: An Examination of the Effects of Biological Sex and Topic Focus on Language StylesFandrich, Ashley Mariehttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/337432024-03-21T20:56:03Z2010-01-01T00:00:00ZPowerful and Powerless Language in Health Media: An Examination of the Effects of Biological Sex and Topic Focus on Language Styles
Fandrich, Ashley Marie
Powerless language has been shown to influence audience perceptions, and the media has
been shown to influence health behaviors. However, little research has looked at
powerless language in health media. This study expands current research regarding
powerless language through an examination of written health media. A content analysis
on the use of powerless language in health-related articles was conducted for 12 popular
magazines over a one-year time span. Analysis compared differences in use of powerless
language relative to three variables: biological sex of the author, the biological sex of the
audience, and the magazine's overall topic focus. Female authors and health-focused
magazines used more powerless language than male authors and generic-focused
magazines. Powerless language was more often directed towards a female audience than
a male audience. Implications of such findings and suggestions for future research are
also discussed.
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Role of Cyber and Face-to-Face Verbal Bullying on Adolescent VictimsFarrell, Laura Catherinehttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/337422024-03-21T20:35:53Z2010-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Role of Cyber and Face-to-Face Verbal Bullying on Adolescent Victims
Farrell, Laura Catherine
The purpose of this study was to examine adolescent verbal bullying across
communication media (e.g., face-to-face [F2F], cyber, both). Media Richness Theory
(MRT; Daft & Lengel, 1984; 1986) and hyperpersonal communication (Walther, 1996)
are the guiding theories in this study. Results suggested three of the four emotional
outcomes [happiness, self-esteem, and peer satisfaction] were not significantly
different across verbal bullying media, while the fourth emotional outcome [relational
victimization] was significantly different. Results also suggested differences in
frequency of bullying communication types between bullying media. There was a
significant difference in the frequency of bullying type and grade level; however, there
were no significant differences in the frequency of bullying medium based upon
biological sex. These results indicate a bullied victim is most affected when the verbal
bullying occurs though multiple mediums. Directions for future research are also
offered.
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZMilitary Marriages: A Look at Dialectical Tensions, Deployment, and Military Life Through Navy Wives' EyesFawcett, Erienne Leehttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/337412024-03-21T20:23:43Z2010-01-01T00:00:00ZMilitary Marriages: A Look at Dialectical Tensions, Deployment, and Military Life Through Navy Wives' Eyes
Fawcett, Erienne Lee
This qualitative study explored the lived military relationships of eighteen Navy wives
whose husbands were stationed on the Naval Air Station Whidbey Base in Oak Harbor,
Washington. The researcher performed interviews to better understand how internal
dialectical tensions- autonomy-connection, novelty-predictability, and opennessclosedness
- were manifested throughout deployment, and what strategies were used to
cope with those tensions. Results suggested that a variety of tensions characterized these
marital relationships throughout the course of a deployment. The tensions that coincide
with military lifestyles were often addressed by using the reframing coping strategy. A
military/non-military external tension emerged from the data that influenced the internal
tensions and coping strategies of Navy wives. The knowledge gained from this study may
help military couples balance tensions throughout the deployment process and create more
satisfactory relationships.
2010-01-01T00:00:00ZLongdistance Romantic Relationships: Connections Among Conflict, Uncertainty, Maintenance, and Mediated Communication UseFrahm, Whitney Allisonhttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/337352024-03-16T17:41:09Z2010-01-01T00:00:00ZLongdistance Romantic Relationships: Connections Among Conflict, Uncertainty, Maintenance, and Mediated Communication Use
Frahm, Whitney Allison
Conflict, uncertainty, and relational maintenance have been frequent topics
of study in long-distance relationships (LDRs); however, these concepts have not
been studied concurrently. Interviews with 22 college students were used to study
the influence of mediated versus face-to-face communication on conflict,
uncertainty, and maintenance in LDRs. Interview data indicate that distance,
distrust, and frustration with mediated communication are significant sources of
conflict in LDRs. Conflict is most often discussed via mediated communication,
although couples overwhelmingly prefer face-to-face interaction. Uncertainty and
subsequent conflict were highest when using text-based communication (i.e., text
messaging and Facebook); the telephone was preferred to maintain LDRs.
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