TY - JOUR
T1 - Violating Student Expectations
T2 - Student Disclosures and Student Reactions in the College Classroom
AU - Frisby, Brandi N.
AU - Sidelinger, Robert J.
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Expectancy violations theory (EVT; Burgoon & Hale, 1988) was the theoretical lens used in this study about perceptions of appropriate and inappropriate student disclosures in the college classroom. Participants (N = 211) were randomly assigned to report on either (a) an inappropriate or (b) an appropriate disclosure and the frequency, relevance, negativity, expectedness of the disclosure, and likeability and perceived academic competence of a student discloser. Results indicate that student disclosures are inappropriate when they happen frequently, are negative, irrelevant to course materials, or violate student expectations for classroom norms. Generally, disclosers who violate expectations are rated lower in liking and perceived as less competent students by their classmates.
AB - Expectancy violations theory (EVT; Burgoon & Hale, 1988) was the theoretical lens used in this study about perceptions of appropriate and inappropriate student disclosures in the college classroom. Participants (N = 211) were randomly assigned to report on either (a) an inappropriate or (b) an appropriate disclosure and the frequency, relevance, negativity, expectedness of the disclosure, and likeability and perceived academic competence of a student discloser. Results indicate that student disclosures are inappropriate when they happen frequently, are negative, irrelevant to course materials, or violate student expectations for classroom norms. Generally, disclosers who violate expectations are rated lower in liking and perceived as less competent students by their classmates.
KW - Classroom Management
KW - Disclosure
KW - Expectancy Violation
KW - Student Perceptions
KW - Student-Student Relationships
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U2 - 10.1080/10510974.2012.755636
DO - 10.1080/10510974.2012.755636
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876321534
SN - 1051-0974
VL - 64
SP - 241
EP - 258
JO - Communication Studies
JF - Communication Studies
IS - 3
ER -