Communication Motivation Research Articles

Career motives of presidential appointees and agency communication across American states

AbstractDo the career motives of presidential appointees affect program administration? To answer this question, I examine the phased development of policy communication of the U.S. Farm Service Agency (FSA) across states from 2002 to 2018 based on an original collection of historical official websites. This is a rare policy context for examining why peer appointees administer the same programs differently. Linking the state‐by‐state development of FSA newsletters to the career trajectories of state executive directors (SEDs), the presidential appointees who lead state FSAs, I show that SEDs interested in elective office post‐appointment are associated with faster institutionalization of newsletters. Examining these newsletters’ content, I then show that SEDs interested in elective office or a career in advocacy include more participation‐encouraging language in newsletters. These results suggest that appointees’ career goals outside the bureaucracy can potentially expedite innovation in program implementation and enhance the delivery of government benefits to the public, with implications for selecting appointees to enhance bureaucratic performance.

Understanding motivations for sexual communication from a regulatory focus perspective

Despite the overwhelming support for the importance of sexual communication to intimate relationships, there is limited information about what motivates someone to engage in or avoid sexual communication. Motivational frameworks have been applied to various aspects of intimate relationships, serving as strong predictors of different behavioural processes and playing a crucial role in facilitating behavioural change. As such, we aimed to elucidate the motivations for sexual communication and explore how they relate to other aspects of the process of sexual communication. A total of 373 participants were recruited from online crowdsourcing websites across two studies, and they completed online questionnaires using a mixed methods approach. In Study 1, open-ended responses regarding participants’ motivations for sexual communication were inductively coded and aligned with the Regulatory Focus Theory, which describes two distinct modes of goal pursuit depending on if the person is focused on growth and advancement (i.e., promotion-focused) or safety and security (prevention-focused). This coding structure was replicated in Study 2, and we expanded the results to examine the predictive ability of the coded motivations. We found that those higher in attachment avoidance were more likely to have prevention-focused motivations, and those with relationship-oriented promotion-focused motivations reported more depth of both sexual and nonsexual communication as well as more relationship and sexual satisfaction. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Digital Socialization: Insights into Interpersonal Communication Motives for Socialization in Social Networks among Undergraduate Students

Social interactions and communication between individuals have been completely transformed by digital technology (DT). People from all around the world can now communicate with each other thanks to social media platforms. The main focus of this study is on interpersonal communication motives (ICM) in social networks (SNs), aiming to examine how Ethiopian undergraduate students socialize in relation to digital technologies (DTs). A concurrent design with a mixed approach was utilized, including self-administered questionnaires and focus group discussions (FGD) during the data collection process. The students' ICM were used to gain a deeper understanding of their experiences and perspectives towards digital socialization (DS) in SNs. A total of 312 undergraduates aged 18 to 27 participated in the study, with 202 being male and 110 female. The results of the investigation highlighted the significance of SNs in shaping undergraduate students' ICM. The findings demonstrate the benefits of SNs in facilitating students' socialization process by providing a platform for interaction, communication, and relationship-building. Interestingly, there were no significant variations in ICM in DS using SNs based on gender. By exploring how students socialize within SNs, this study aims to contribute to the existing body of knowledge on the subject. Educational institutions and policymakers could leverage these findings to understand the advantages of incorporating SNs into students' academic experiences, ultimately enhancing their socialization process and overall well-being.

It's Not Just What Parents Say, It's Why They Say It: Students' Perceptions of Parents' Motives for Alcohol Communication.

Previous work has investigated parents' reports of motives for communicating with their young adults about alcohol. While parents' self-reported motives may predict intentions to communicate, young adults' perceptions of their parents' motives may be important for understanding young adults' responses to parent alcohol communication. The present study was conducted to explore college students' perceptions of their parents' motives for alcohol communication and to investigate whether perceptions of these motives predict changes in alcohol consumption and related consequences during the transition to college. First-year college students (N = 306) participated in a longitudinal survey study. Baseline measures at pre-matriculation (T1) included assessments of student perceptions of their parents' motives for alcohol communication and covariates (e.g., perceived peer descriptive drinking norms, parental modeling and alcohol communication, and drinking and consequences). At a 1-month follow-up (T2), students reported on their alcohol use and consequences. Controlling for other predictors of college student drinking, results indicate that for each one-unit increase in perceived parental reactive communication motives, the incidence rate of typical weekly drinking increased by 9%, and heavy episodic drinking (HED) increased by 21%. Conversely, the incidence rate of HED decreased by 27% for each one-unit increase in perceived maternal family history communication motives. These findings suggest that college students' perceptions of their parents' motives for alcohol communication can significantly influence their drinking behavior during the transition to college.

Psychological Preconditions of Conflict Proneness of Personality and Mental Health: The Role of Self-Regulation, Emotional Intelligence and Mutual Understanding in The Context of Interpersonal Relations

This study aims at the investigation of psychological preconditions of conflict proneness in personality and mental health, with a specific focus on the roles of self-regulation, emotional intelligence, and mutual understanding. The research was oriented towards the application of qualitative methodology, particularly the analysis of transcripts of interview sessions. The findings showed that psychological preconditions of conflict proneness exist in professional, educational, and personal settings. Self-regulation, mutual understanding, and emotional intelligence were found to be important qualities which help to avoid conflicts. They contribute to increased motivation for conflict-less communication and interaction, cooperation, flexibility, improvement of active listening and problem solving, increased patience, formation of stress management skills, constructive feedback, reflective thinking, and building resilience. The special attention was paid towards the development of special strategies aimed at overcoming conflict proneness. The research findings demonstrated that the strategies include formation of communication skills, development of emotional intelligence and conflict management skills, improvement of active listening, building of stress management, development of team building activities, definition of responsibilities, creation of supporting environment, organization of immediate feedback, establishment of open communication, promotion of respect, creation of rituals, and encouragement of empathy. The outcomes can be used for the development of curriculum on the formation of conflict resolution skills.

An Effect of Mobile Communication Motivation on Communication Satisfaction and Apprehension

An Effect of Mobile Communication Motivation on Communication Satisfaction and Apprehension

Capturing Home Care Information Management and Communication Processes Among Caregivers of Older Adults: Qualitative Study to Inform Technology Design.

The demand for complex home care is increasing with the growing aging population and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Family and hired caregivers play a critical role in providing care for individuals with complex home care needs. However, there are significant gaps in research informing the design of complex home care technologies that consider the experiences of family and hired caregivers collectively. The objective of this study was to explore the health documentation and communication experiences of family and hired caregivers to inform the design and adoption of new technologies for complex home care. The research involved semistructured interviews with 15 caregivers, including family and hired caregivers, each of whom was caring for an older adult with complex medical needs in their home in Ontario, Canada. Due to COVID-19-related protection measures, the interviews were conducted via Teams (Microsoft Corp). The interview guide was informed by the cognitive work analysis framework, and the interview was conducted using storytelling principles of narrative medicine to enhance knowledge. Inductive thematic analysis was used to code the data and develop themes. Three main themes were developed. The first theme described how participants were continually updating the caregiver team, which captured how health information, including their communication motivations and intentions, was shared among family and hired caregiver participants. The subthemes included binder-based health documentation, digital health documentation, and communication practices beyond the binder. The second theme described how participants were learning to improve care and decision-making, which captured how they acted on information from various sources to provide care. The subthemes included developing expertise as a family caregiver and tailoring expertise as a hired caregiver. The third theme described how participants experienced conflicts within caregiver teams, which captured the different struggles arising from, and the causes of, breakdowns in communication and coordination between family and hired caregiver participants. The subthemes included 2-way communication and trusting the caregiver team. This study highlights the health information communication and coordination challenges and experiences that family and hired caregivers face in complex home care settings for older adults. Given the challenges of this work domain, there is an opportunity for appropriate digital technology design to improve complex home care. When designing complex home care technologies, it will be critical to include the overlapping and disparate perspectives of family and hired caregivers collectively providing home care for older adults with complex needs to support all caregivers in their vital roles.

Research on Improving the English Listening and Speaking Ability Development of College Students Wearing Masks During the Pandemic

This study investigated the impact of wearing masks on students’ English listening and speaking performance in a classroom setting. The study was conducted with 30 first-year students of a practical English course at a southern Taiwan science and technology college. The class was designed using social-cognitive tools and profession-related podcasts to reduce interference from wearing masks. The study tested the impact of wearing a medical mask and a transparent mouth mask on students’ motivation, anxiety, and clarity of message communication. Students believed wearing a medical mask and a transparent mouth mask had a stronger motivation to learn, but their classroom anxiety was insignificant. The course used selective podcasts and online voice recording exercises to make students respond more positively. Students were more capable of changing the negative external factors of mask-wearing for their precision English communication. However, students generally did not agree that the use of transparent mouth masks affects the clarity of English communication. Based on this study, the practical English course design and teaching experiences for students’ learning needs in mask-wearing circumstances of English teaching environment can further benefit future research

Strategies and Techniques for Building Confidence When Public Speaking for Beginners

In this era, public speaking ability is a skill that a person must have. This ability is needed in academics, business, and other worlds. A public speaker with his role as an influence and benefit to listeners is required to appear convincing. All his words, appearance, and behavior could be an inspiration for his listeners. For this reason, the element of communication motivation must be inherent in a public speaker in order to avoid worries that make him doubt his abilities. However, for beginners, public speaking is something that is difficult to master, so you need to practice a lot and read several references related to strategies or techniques of public speaking itself, as explained in this article, which uses the Library Research method that aims to study texts, previous studies. related to the topic being discussed. The findings as an important point in this paper are that there are several strategies in public speaking, namely, Introduction to the Audience, Organizing material, Introduction to the place, and Physical appearance. Meanwhile, the techniques that beginners must master when public speaking are: Ice Breaking Technique and Vocal TechniqueKeyword: Communication, Non Verbal, Analysis, Animated Series

ONTOGENETIC AND DISONTOGENETIC ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION OF PRE-COMMUNICATIVE AND BASIC COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS AND SKILLS IN CHILDREN OF EARLY AGE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL COMPLICATIONS

The scientific article analyzes the structure of communicative activity and its components. Detailed analysis of the latest research and publications on the selected topic has been carried out. The author analyzed the criteria for assessing the normal development of speech at various stages of speech communication. It has been proven that speech is the main means of communication. The following speech functions have been characterized - cognitive, communicative and semantic, and their exceptional importance for the development of a preschooler has been proven. An overview of three stages of speech as a means of communication is made: pre-verbal, the stage of the emergence of speech and the stage of the development of speech communication. The levels of communicative and speech development of a child of early and preschool age have been determined. Communicative motives for the communication situation of a young child are analyzed. The emotional component of children's communication is considered as an incentive to directly master the speech process, as a means of communication. The leading role and types of role of emotional contacts are analyzed. The author's definitions of "pre-communicative abilities and skills", "basic communicative abilities and skills", "children with developmental complications" have been developed and their essence has been revealed. Levels and indicators of normal communicative and speech development are determined. The dysontogenetic aspect of the development of pre-communicative and basic communicative abilities and skills is analyzed. An analysis of the early manifestations of the pathological development of pre-communicative and basic communicative skills was carried out. Variants of communicative behavior disorders of young children with developmental complications are identified.

Understanding networked family language policy: a study among Bengali immigrants in Australia

ABSTRACT Family language policy (FLP) impacts the maintenance of heritage language(s) in the family domain, where parents play a crucial role in making language-related decisions for their children. Globalisation, immigration, the COVID-19 pandemic, and digital communication have all affected FLP. Studies are now calling for examining how dispersed transnational families incorporate digital practices as a part of their FLP, given the shift from the exclusive use of traditional face-to-face communication to the inclusion of digital communication media such as Skype and WhatsApp. This research examines the viability of utilising Spolsky’s tripartite framework to study the new concept of ‘networked FLP,’ a term coined by Curdt-Christiansen and Huang, which acknowledges dispersed families and digital communication. We examine data from ten Bengali immigrant families in Australia with dispersed senior family members living abroad. Our findings enrich the concept of networked FLP by highlighting the digital affordances that networked FLP provides to dispersed transnational families and the importance of socio-cultural and emotional factors when applying Spolsky's framework to FLP with digital media. We show that family bonding, maintaining heritage culture, and emotional connections are the primary motivations for digital communication, while language learning is secondary. Our study finds that it is essential to incorporate sociocultural and emotional factors when investigating networked FLP.

Linguistic dissection of nursing handoffs: Implications for patient safety in varied-acuity hospital settings.

This study examines the intricate language and communication patterns of nurse-to-nurse handoffs across three units with varying patient acuity levels and nurse-patient ratios, seeking to identify linguistic factors that may affect the quality of information transfer and patient outcomes. A mixed-methods cross-sectional design. This study used the Nurse-to-Nurse Transition of Care Communication Model to explore the content and meaning of language in nursing handoffs within a large academic medical centre. Data were collected on three units through digital audio recordings of 20 handoffs between June and September 2022, which were transcribed and analysed using the Linguistic Inquiry Word Count programme. Trustworthiness was established by adhering to COREQ and STROBE guidelines for qualitative and quantitative research, respectively. Analysis revealed a preference for casual, narrative language across all units, with ICU nurses demonstrating a higher confidence and leadership in communication. Cognitive processes such as insight and causation were found to be underrepresented, indicating a potential area for miscommunication. Communication motives driven by affiliation were more pronounced in ICU settings, suggesting a strong collaborative nature. No significant differences were observed among the units post multiple testing adjustments. Speech dysfluencies were most pronounced in ICU handoffs, reflecting possible stress and cognitive overload. The study highlights the need for improved communication strategies such as interventions to enhance language clarity and incorporating technological tools into handoff processes to mitigate potential miscommunications and errors. The findings advance nursing science by highlighting the critical role of nuanced language in varied-acuity hospital settings and the necessity for structured nurse education in handoff communication and standardized handoff procedures. This study underscores the critical role of language in nurse-to-nurse handoffs. It calls for enhanced communication strategies, technology integration and training to reduce medical errors, improving patient outcomes in high-acuity hospital settings. Nurses only.

Virtual Reality in The University Classroom: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities For Teaching in Higher Education

Objective: This article aims to explore virtual reality from its experiences, challenges and opportunities for teaching higher education and learning content from different areas of knowledge. Methods: This uses a qualitative approach through a documentary search that allows us to know the implementation of virtual research in the classroom as a significant process for teaching university students. The population involved in the research are studies carried out between 2018 - 2024 and the sample is selected using eligibility criteria; on the one hand, the inclusion criteria determining databases such as Scielo, Redalyc, Dialnet and Google Scholar and Scopus; On the other hand, articles that do not contain the categories of principles such as virtual reality, teaching and university education are excluded. Result: As a result, a total of 25 studies were collected from which a discussion is developed about the challenges, opportunities and learning experiences of RVI; This is essential because it determines an implementation path for university teachers in higher education institutions. Thus, it is concluded that the challenges are infrastructure, permanent network connection and the digital skills of teachers; The opportunities are the motivation and positive attitude of learning, interaction and communication, teamwork and academic progress and finally, the experiences determine a development in the student's knowledge and their ability to apply said knowledge in reality. physics through learning experience in simulated reality.

‘Let’s talk! What will you say to me … ?’: comparing spontaneous dyad-focused maternal speech to singleton and dizygotic twin infants at home

ABSTRACT We compared dyad-focused maternal speech (protoconversations and maternal speech describing the dyad) in interactions of mothers with their twin and singleton infants. Nine twins and nine singletons, coming from urban areas of Crete (Greece), were video-recorded at home in spontaneous face-to-face interactions with their mothers, from the 2nd to the 6th month at 30-day intervals. Continuous micro-analysis revealed that the following: (a) variations in proto-conversations favoured singleton compared to twin infants; (b) twin and singleton mothers addressed different, but possibly of equivalent communicative significance, verbal comments to their infants within protoconversations; (c) both twin and singleton mothers showed age-variant efforts for conversation with their young infants. Though we showed quantitative variations of maternal dyad-focused speech between mother-singleton infant and mother-twin infant dyads, both singleton and twin mothers used devices of equivalent communicative significance and age-variant attempts to respond sensitively to their infants’ expressive behaviours according to the latter’s age-related motives for communication.

The Effect of Motivation, Communication and Work Stress on Employee Job Satisfaction of Pt. Mitra Pangan Nusantara, Jakarta

Employees are human beings with ways of thinking, feelings, and willingness that outwardly affect behavior towards work, which includes Motivation, Communication and Stress. In a company, the most concerned thing is employee job satisfaction, this is with the aim of increasing the productivity of the performance that has been provided through employees to the company. The samples used are Random Sampling as many as 150 respondents. Thus, the population used is 110 respondents who come from all employees working at PT. Mitra Pangan Nusantara. Data obtained from questionnaires distributed to employees using testing techniques using the Application SPSS version 25. The results were obtained that the Motivation Variable had a significant and partially positive influence on Employee Job Satisfaction. Furthermore, the Communication Variable has a negative and significant effect on Employee Job Satisfaction. Employee Job Satisfaction is positively and partly influenced by the Work Stress variable. Each of the independent variables of Communication Motivation, and Work Stress all have a positive and large influence on the dependent variables of worker satisfaction at the same time. The influence of the three variables of Motivation, Communication, and Work Stress on the Employee Job Satisfaction variable was 43.6%. Furthermore, the other 56.4% were influenced by factors outside the study.

“Just lmk When You Want to Have Sex”: An Exploratory–Descriptive Qualitative Analysis of Sexting in Emerging Adult Couples

Background: An essential component of new relationship development is sexual communication between partners. The rise of technology has allowed couples to use text messaging to facilitate these conversations. The current study examines how emerging adults (18–25 years) in new relationships communicate about sex through text messages. Methods: We conducted inductive thematic analyses of text messages between different-gender couples in the first six months of their relationship (20 couples, N = 40) in which the women were between 18 and 25 years of age. We used the Dedoose qualitative analysis software and a coding team of 16 coders. Reliability was established through the “test” function of Dedoose, with codes of Kappas less than 0.70 discussed and refined in the codebook. Results: Primary themes of how couples communicate about sex emerged, which included the use of humor, discussing previous sexual experiences and partners, and sharing interests around future sexual encounters. During thematic analyses, secondary themes of motivations for sexual communication emerged, including learning, bonding, and enhancement. Conclusions: Addressing the varied motivations emerging adult couples may use in text messages can be leveraged for improving sexual health. Theories related to relationship development may not fully capture how couples discuss sex, particularly via text messages.

СТИЛЕВЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ОБУЧЕНИЯ ИНОСТРАННЫХ СЛУШАТЕЛЕЙ ЯЗЫКУ СПЕЦИАЛЬНОСТИ

The article is devoted to the methodology of studying the language of the specialty by foreign students of universities of the legal profile of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The article assesses various approaches to professionally-oriented teaching of foreign students, methods of formation of professional language competencies, taking into account the humanitarian profile of the educational organization. The author points out the need to combine traditional and innovative teaching methods based on the linguistic and stylistic features of the specialty language, the introduction of effective methods and techniques of language training of students. In addition, the author draws attention to the problems, which one has to face in pedagogical practice in the process of learning the specialty language in law schools: a large amount of theoretical material for memorization; complexity of the language of law, stylistic features of legal texts; lack of practical, professional experience among students; low level of coordination of curricula between language and specialized departments on the issues of teaching the specialty language. The article contains recommendations for optimizing the process of professionally-oriented training of foreign students in law schools: the need for indepth linguistic and stylistic analysis of texts in the specialty in practical classes in a foreign language; increasing motivation for professionally-oriented communication (studying a specialty through language and language through a specialty); improving methodological support of the educational process (creation of integrated interdisciplinary educational-methodological developments combining professional and linguistic aspects); optimization of the curriculum by introducing specialized linguistic academic disciplines.

Intellectual analysis of foreign students’

To optimize the learning process and improve the quality of professional training of foreign students, the study considers the process of forming the readiness of foreign students to study at a Russian university. The formation of readiness was analyzed within the framework of the pedagogical system of the preparatory faculty, which foreign students study. The study of the main components of the pedagogical system was carried out using Orange Data Mining, an intellectual analysis tool applied to the results of a survey of foreign students. For the majority of respondents, the main goal of studying at the preparatory faculty is the study of Russian language and education in Russia. After receiving their education, most students plan to work at home, and some want to work in Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, the USA, Iraq, Germany, and Australia. The teaching process is characterized by the following features: a decrease in the level of basic training of foreign students, the difficult development of the Russian language, absenteeism and failure to complete homework. In the process of studying, foreign students had psychological and personal problems, problems associated with living in a hostel, met with methodological and organizational difficulties. 19% of respondents did not mention any difficulties. Despite the existing difficulties, 93% of students are satisfied with the format of training and the content of disciplines; 96% of students are satisfied with communication with teachers and the quality of teaching. The readiness of foreigners to learn a specialty in Russian is expressed in the knowledge of the Russian language, in the formation of motivation, activity and methods of activity and communication, which constitute the means of learning in the new educational and pedagogical environment. The formation of readiness is determined by psychological, social, pedagogical and temporal factors. The success of the readiness formation process depends on how active the students are and how the pedagogical system helps to overcome difficulties. An analysis of the respondents’ opinions made it possible to build a model of the pedagogical system, which identifies the factors that influence the formation of the readiness of foreign citizens to study a specialty at a Russian university.

영어학습부진 학생의 학습 경험 탐색

This study investigates the learning experiences of five middle school students labeled as ‘English underachievers’ who participated in an afterschool English course. The study has three main objectives: identifying their learning challenges, exploring their learning strategies in both classroom and home settings, and examining their attitudes toward English learning. Additionally, the study seeks to obtain insights into how English teachers can assist these students in bridging the gap between their current levels of English proficiency and the objectives required by the national curriculum. For this study, data were collected from students' reflection journals, teacher's observation notes, and teacher's interviews with students, and were analyzed qualitatively using a Taguette program. The results showed that these students continue to struggle with learning the English alphabet, phonics, elementary-level vocabulary, and basic grammar. Furthermore, it was found that they lack motivation or interest in learning English and are unwilling to employ appropriate learning strategies such as reviewing, noticing, or completing homework assignments. On the other hand, the afterschool course proved to have a positive impact on underachievers, fostering a few positive attitudes toward learning English, including confidence in learning the language, enjoyment in collaborating with other students, and motivation for communication in English.

Коммуникативные тактики и стратегии в бракоразводных процессах: юрислингвистический аспект

The article investigates the relationship between communicative motives and the process of divorce from a jurislinguistic perspective. The article examines how communicative factors influence the decision to dissolve a marriage. 
 The aim of the article is to identify the primary communicative motives that lead to the dissolution of marriage and to understand their interaction with the legal aspects of the divorce process. Exploring these interactions can help improve communication in such situations, as well as increase the effectiveness of legal interventions related to marital dissolution.
 Methodology, methods and techniques. The article applies discursive, lexico-semantic, contextual method of analyzing communicative tactics and strategies. The legal-linguistic analysis of divorce discourse implies the use of argumentation methodology, methodology of cognitive interpretation of legal text and discourse, methodology of analyzing the formal and semantic structure of linguistic elements and text-forming categories.
 Results. In the process of jurislinguistic analysis we have identified the primary and auxiliary strategies and tactics in divorce proceedings. The primary strategy of judicial communication is persuasion as the most significant strategy in terms of motives and goals, since it is the court that decides the outcome of the dispute in divorce proceedings. Auxiliary strategies are: deconstruction strategy, strategy of interpreting reality, emotionally attuning strategy, rhetorical strategy, dialog strategy and others. 
 Communicative-psychological motives for the dissolution of marriage can be the loss of interest of spouses (communicative conflicts, misunderstanding, indifference, aggression), infidelity, beatings, lack of care for joint children and many others. We consider it necessary to develop a special jurislinguistic methodology, using the communicative-discursive potential, which would declare a strict mechanism for taking into account the motives of action of all parties and would implement an algorithm of correlating communicative tactics and strategies in order to successfully reconcile the parties.
 The scientific novelty of the study consists in addressing the jurislinguistic discourse of divorce proceedings in order to identify communicative tactics and strategies as a basis for the development of jurislinguistic methodology that uses the communicative and discursive potential.
 The practical significance of the study lies in the use of the primary findings to create a communicative toolkit that improves the results of the judicial process.