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Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict: New Directions in Theory and Research provides a thorough examination of argumentative and aggressive communication. Editors Theodore A. Avtgis and Andrew S. Rancer bring together a score of prolific and informed authors to discuss aspects of the conceptualization and measurement of aggressive communication. The book features an exclusive focus on two “aggressive communication” traits: Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness, one of the most dominant areas of communication research over the last twenty-five years both nation- ally and internationally. The chapters include cutting-edge issues in the field and present new ideas for future research. This book is a valuable resource for instructors, researchers, scholars, theorists, and graduate students in communication studies and social psychology. Covering a variety of topics, from the broad-based (e.g., new directions in aggressive communication in the organizational context) to the more specific (e.g., verbal aggression in sports), this text presents a comprehensive compilation of essays on aggressive communication and conflict. Theodore A. Avtgis (Ph.D., Kent State University, 1999) is Associate Professor of Com- munication at West Virginia University. Among several awards, he was recognized as one of the Top Twelve Most Productive Researchers in the field of Communication Studies (between 1996 and 2001) and recognized as a member of the World Council on Hellenes Abroad, USA Region of American Academics. Dr. Avtgis is co-author of four books, including Argumentative and Aggressive Communication (2006). He serves on the editorial boards of Argument and Advocacy, Communication Research Reports, Human Communication, and Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, among others. He is also co-founder of Medical Communication Specialists. Andrew S. Rancer (Ph.D., Kent State University, 1979) is Professor of Communication at the University of Akron. He has served as editor of Communication Research Reports (1999–2001) and the Massachusetts Communication Journal (1981). Among several honors, he is the recipient of the Eastern Communication Association’s Past Presidents/ Officers Award (1989) and Distinguished Research Fellow Award (1997) and was a member of ECA’s Committee of Scholars (1989–1990). He has published articles in Communica- tion Monographs, Human Communication Research, Communication Education, Com- munication Quarterly, and Communication Research Reports, among others. He is the co-author of four books, including Argumentative and Aggressive Communication (2006). Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict New Directions in Theory and Research Edited by Theodore A. Avtgis and Andrew S. Rancer First published 2010 by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Simultaneously published in the UK by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2010. To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk. © 2010 Taylor & Francis All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Arguments, aggression, and conflict : new directions in theory and research/edited by Theodore A. Avtgis, Andrew S. Rancer. p. cm. 1. Aggressiveness. 2. Communication. 3. Interpersonal communication. 4. Interpersonal conflict. I. Avtgis, Theodore A. II. Rancer, Andrew S. HM1116.A74 2010 303.601—dc22 2009039697 ISBN 0-203-85542-6 Master e-book ISBN ISBN10: 0–415–99639–2 (hbk) ISBN10: 0–415–99641–4 (pbk) ISBN10: 0–203–85542–6 (ebk) ISBN13: 978–0–415–99639–6 (hbk) ISBN13: 978–0–415–99641–9 (pbk) ISBN13: 978–0–203–85542–3 (ebk) This book is dedicated to Dominic A. Infante Mentor, Colleague, and Friend Contents Preface x List of Contributors xiii SECTION I Conceptualization and Operationalization of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication 1 1 Verbal Aggressiveness as an Expression of Selected Biological Influences 3 MICHAEL J. BEATTY AND MICHELLE E. PENCE 2 Verbal Aggression and Prefrontal Cortex Asymmetry 26 ALAN D. HEISEL 3 Aggressive Communication: A Life Span Perspective 44 KEVIN B. WRIGHT AND ELIZABETH A. CRAIG 4 Measuring Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness: Psychometric Concerns and Advances 67 TIMOTHY R. LEVINE AND MICHAEL R. KOTOWSKI 5 Exploring Constructive Aggressive Communication in China: Its Cultural Roots, Strategies, and New Developments 82 YANG LIN, JIANGUO ZHAO, AND FENGMING ZHAO 6 Culture and Aggressive Communication 100 ANNE MAYDAN NICOTERA AND NICOLE M. ROBINSON viii Contents 7 Global Communicator: Understanding the Role of Verbal Aggressiveness and Argumentativeness in International Negotiations 124 JILL E. RUDD AND DIANA R. LAWSON SECTION II Contextual Research on Argumentative, Aggressive, and Conflict Communication 137 8 Student Aggressive Communication in the K-12 Classroom: Bullying and Conflict 139 SCOTT A. MYERS AND CHRISTINE E. RITTENOUR 9 Reconsidering the Role of Aggressive Communication in Higher Education 159 PAUL SCHRODT AND AMBER N. FINN 10 Media Entertainment and Verbal Aggression: Content, Effects, and Correlates 177 REBECCA M. CHORY 11 Cyberbullying: Aggressive Communication in the Digital Age 198 ANTHONY J. ROBERTO AND JEN EDEN 12 Aggressive Communication in Political Contexts 217 JOHN S. SEITER AND ROBERT H. GASS 13 Aggressive Communication within Medical Care: Mapping the Domain 241 THEODORE A. AVTGIS AND E. PHILLIPS POLACK 14 Trash Talk and Beyond: Aggressive Communication in the Context of Sports 253 JEFFREY W. KASSING AND JIMMY SANDERSON 15 Nonverbal “Verbal” Aggression: Its Forms and Its Relation to Trait Verbal Aggressiveness 267 ANDREW S. RANCER, YANG LIN, JAMES M. DURBIN, AND EMILY C. FAULKNER Contents ix 16 The Dark Side of Organizational Life: Aggressive Expression in the Workplace 285 THEODORE A. AVTGIS AND REBECCA M. CHORY 17 Aggressive Communication and Conflict in Small Groups 305 CAROLYN M. ANDERSON AND MILI BANERJEE 18 Aggressive Expression within the Family: Effects on Processes and Outcomes 318 SALLY VOGL-BAUER 19 The Interactionist Model of Teasing Communication 340 RACHEL L. DICIOCCIO SECTION III Factors Influencing Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict Communication 357 20 Tolerance for Disagreement 359 VIRGINIA P. RICHMOND AND JAMES C. MCCROSKEY 21 Taking Conflict Personally and its Connections with Aggressiveness 372 DALE HAMPLE AND IOANA A. CIONEA 22 Verbal Trigger Events—Other Catalysts and Precursors of Aggression 388 CHARLES J. WIGLEY III 23 The Instrumental Use of Verbally Aggressive Messages 400 MATTHEW M. MARTIN, KATIE NEARY DUNLEAVY, AND CARRIE D. KENNEDY-LIGHTSEY Index 417

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