Refining the measurement of involvement in applications of relational framing theory

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ID21577212
AuthorsClint G Graves (0000-0001-5856-6750, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author), Jennifer A Samp (0000-0001-9484-9352)
Year2021
Volume38
Issue2
Pages121-131
Publication date2021-03-15
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunication Research Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0882-4096 • E-ISSN: 1746-4099
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08824096.2021.1898358
OpenAlexW3135911192
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Relational framing theory (RFT) explains how individuals process relational messages during interaction through two content-laden dimensions—dominance-submission and affiliation-disaffiliation—and a content-free intensifier: involvement. RFT research has generally utilized measures of relevance more conducive to the content-laden variables than to the content-free variable. This study advanced a new involvement scale that operates as a measure of degree rather than relevance. Participants (N = 319) provided perceptions of involvement in a hypothetical conversation. Results were consistent with reliable and valid measurement and a unidimensional factor structure. Future research can adopt the degree-based involvement scale to assess the extent to which a communicator is engrossed in interaction

Conversation · Perception · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Communication · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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