The Constitutive Relationship of Social Communication Competence to Self-Compassion and Hope |
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| Authors: | Laura R Umphrey John C Sherblom |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Communication, Northern Arizona University;2. Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine |
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| Abstract: | Communication is constitutive—in theory. In research, however, communication is often treated as an outcome, influenced by personal attributes. The present research examines social communication competence as a constitutive influence predicting self-compassion and hope. Path analysis results support this hypothesis. Results show that social communication expressivity (β = .14), sensitivity (β = –.32), and control (β = .20) predict self-compassion. Social communication sensitivity (β = .26) and control (β = .27) affect hope agency, and social communication control (β = .29) predicts hope pathways thinking. These results provide evidence of the constitutive nature of communication. |
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| Keywords: | Constitutive Hope Self-Compassion Social Communication Competence |
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