Does Watching Television Actually Make One Nicer? The Use of Conflict Management Message Styles

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Authors and Corporations: Fife, Eric M, Woo, Chang Wan
In: Communication research reports, 33, 2016, 1
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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ISSN: 0882-4096
published in: Communication research reports
Language: English
Collection: OLC SSG Medien- / Kommunikationswissenschaft
OLC SSG Informations-, Buch- und Bibliothekswesen
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A telephone survey of 122 respondents was conducted to examine whether exposure to television predicted the use of certain conflict management message styles. Television exposure was not a significant predictor of using a "self-oriented" or "issue-oriented" approach. However, it was a significant predictor of using an "other-oriented" approach to conflict management. Viewers with greater exposure to television were more likely to report using positive message responses when dealing with conflict than their lighter-viewing counterparts.