Stephen M Kromka
Biographic Data
| ID | 6748337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen M Kromka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen M |
| FAMILY NAME | Kromka |
| SIGNATURE | KROMKA S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tampa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8883-7168 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Instructor self-disclosure dimensions and student interest, clarity, affect, and perceived cognitive learning: A replication and extension study
Students’ psychological barriers to rhetorical dissent: A random-intercept latent transition analysis
Using a longitudinal person-centered approach, we studied students and their impediments to communicating disagreement with instructors over a semester. First, we used latent profile analysis to uncover types of students characterized by their psychological barriers (i.e., discomfort, punishment, and response inefficacy) toward rhetorical dissent at the beginning, middle, and end of a semester. Second, using a random intercept-latent transition a…
Toxic university: The relationships between instructor job satisfaction, burnout, conflict resolution styles, and intentions to quit
This study examined the relationships between teacher job satisfaction, burnout, conflict resolution styles, and intentions to quit their university position. Instructors completed an online survey on the aforementioned variables. Results demonstrated that higher job satisfaction was associated with greater personal achievement and positive problem solving and lower emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and intentions to quit. In line with the…
How individuals discover and respond to putative secrets in the family
Putative secrets have been investigated in the context of close romantic relationships, yet little work has examined how these secrets function in the family context. This mixed-methods study sought to examine family putative secret types, how these secrets are discovered, and the relational outcomes of learning these secrets. Participants (N = 214) completed a survey that asked about a current putative secret held by an immediate family member. …
Psychological, Communicative, and Relationship Characteristics That Relate to Social Media Users' Willingness to Denounce Fake News
Fake news is on the rise on many social media platforms. The proliferation of fake news is concerning, yet little is known about the characteristics that may motivate social media users to denounce (or ignore) fake news when they see it posted by strangers, close friends, and family members. Active social media users (N = 218) completed an online survey examining psychological characteristics (i.e., misinformation correction importance, self-este…
A curricular view of communication course offerings of National Communication Association department members
The purpose of this study was to continue the trend of identifying the course offerings of National Communication Association (NCA) department members started by Wardrope (1999). A curricular profile of U.S. communication departments. Communication Education, 48(3), 256–258. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634529909379173 and followed by Bertelsen and Goodboy (2009). Curriculum planning: Trends in communication studies, workplace competencies, and curr…
The effects of relevant instructor self-disclosure on student affect and cognitive learning: A live lecture experiment
The purpose of this teaching experiment was to examine the causal effect of relevant (compared to irrelevant) instructor self-disclosure on student affect and cognitive learning. Undergraduate students (N = 288) were randomly assigned to a 19-minute classroom lecture with an instructor who taught the same lesson but self-disclosed either relevant or irrelevant information while teaching. Results indicated that relevant instructor self-disclosure …
Instructional dissent over the course of the semester
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to model student trajectories of instructional dissent over the course of a semester. Participants were 312 undergraduate students who completed panel surveys on their worst course of the semester at three time points: during the beginning, middle, and end of a college course. Latent growth curve modeling revealed that, on average, expressive dissent slightly decreased, rhetorical dissent remained unchan…
To correct or not to correct? Social identity threats increase willingness to denounce fake news through presumed media influence and hostile media perceptions
Social network site users report being concerned about Fake news, but little is understood about what motivates them to denounce it when they knowingly encounter it. An online experiment showed that the presence of a political ingroup social identity threat in fake news content indirectly affected participants’ willingness to publicly denounce a fake news article by decreasing presumed media influence but increasing hostile media perceptions
Socializing the Silent Treatment: Parent and Adult Child Communicated Displeasure, Identification, and Satisfaction
Responding to evidence that the silent treatment is a relational-harming means of communicating disappointment in interpersonal relationships, this study focused on the silent treatment’s role and transmission within the family. Adult children’s (N = 182) self-reported silent-treatment behaviors were negatively related to their own self-esteem, and the satisfaction they reported for their primary parent was negatively related to that parent’s sil…
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Socializing the Silent Treatment: Parent and Adult Child Communicated Displeasure, Identification, and Satisfaction
Responding to evidence that the silent treatment is a relational-harming means of communicating disappointment in interpersonal relationships, this study focused on the silent treatment’s role and transmission within the family. Adult children’s (N = 182) self-reported silent-treatment behaviors were negatively related to their own self-esteem, and the satisfaction they reported for their primary parent was negatively related to that parent’s sil…
To correct or not to correct? Social identity threats increase willingness to denounce fake news through presumed media influence and hostile media perceptions
Social network site users report being concerned about Fake news, but little is understood about what motivates them to denounce it when they knowingly encounter it. An online experiment showed that the presence of a political ingroup social identity threat in fake news content indirectly affected participants’ willingness to publicly denounce a fake news article by decreasing presumed media influence but increasing hostile media perceptions
A curricular view of communication course offerings of National Communication Association department members
The purpose of this study was to continue the trend of identifying the course offerings of National Communication Association (NCA) department members started by Wardrope (1999). A curricular profile of U.S. communication departments. Communication Education, 48(3), 256–258. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634529909379173 and followed by Bertelsen and Goodboy (2009). Curriculum planning: Trends in communication studies, workplace competencies, and curr…
The effects of relevant instructor self-disclosure on student affect and cognitive learning: A live lecture experiment
The purpose of this teaching experiment was to examine the causal effect of relevant (compared to irrelevant) instructor self-disclosure on student affect and cognitive learning. Undergraduate students (N = 288) were randomly assigned to a 19-minute classroom lecture with an instructor who taught the same lesson but self-disclosed either relevant or irrelevant information while teaching. Results indicated that relevant instructor self-disclosure …
Instructional dissent over the course of the semester
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to model student trajectories of instructional dissent over the course of a semester. Participants were 312 undergraduate students who completed panel surveys on their worst course of the semester at three time points: during the beginning, middle, and end of a college course. Latent growth curve modeling revealed that, on average, expressive dissent slightly decreased, rhetorical dissent remained unchan…
Psychological, Communicative, and Relationship Characteristics That Relate to Social Media Users' Willingness to Denounce Fake News
Fake news is on the rise on many social media platforms. The proliferation of fake news is concerning, yet little is known about the characteristics that may motivate social media users to denounce (or ignore) fake news when they see it posted by strangers, close friends, and family members. Active social media users (N = 218) completed an online survey examining psychological characteristics (i.e., misinformation correction importance, self-este…
How individuals discover and respond to putative secrets in the family
Putative secrets have been investigated in the context of close romantic relationships, yet little work has examined how these secrets function in the family context. This mixed-methods study sought to examine family putative secret types, how these secrets are discovered, and the relational outcomes of learning these secrets. Participants (N = 214) completed a survey that asked about a current putative secret held by an immediate family member. …
Students’ psychological barriers to rhetorical dissent: A random-intercept latent transition analysis
Using a longitudinal person-centered approach, we studied students and their impediments to communicating disagreement with instructors over a semester. First, we used latent profile analysis to uncover types of students characterized by their psychological barriers (i.e., discomfort, punishment, and response inefficacy) toward rhetorical dissent at the beginning, middle, and end of a semester. Second, using a random intercept-latent transition a…
Toxic university: The relationships between instructor job satisfaction, burnout, conflict resolution styles, and intentions to quit
This study examined the relationships between teacher job satisfaction, burnout, conflict resolution styles, and intentions to quit their university position. Instructors completed an online survey on the aforementioned variables. Results demonstrated that higher job satisfaction was associated with greater personal achievement and positive problem solving and lower emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and intentions to quit. In line with the…
Instructor self-disclosure dimensions and student interest, clarity, affect, and perceived cognitive learning: A replication and extension study
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Communication in Education and Healthcare (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Education and Critical Thinking Development (2 works)