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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDPM.2014.12.1.163

The effect of need for closure on college students' problem situation perception and communication behaviors  

Shin, Kyung-Ah (Dept. of Advertising & Public Relations, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.12, no.1, 2014 , pp. 163-170 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of need for closure on college students' problem recognition and communication behavior. Specifically, this research examined differences about situation recognitions and communication behaviors across level of need for closure factors (preference for order and structure, preference for predictability, decisiveness, discomfort with ambiguity, closed-mindeness). The results show that the participants with higher level of discomfort with ambiguity and low level of closed-mindeness are more likely to high problem recognition, constraint recognition, involvement recognition, and doing active communication behaviors.
Keywords
Need for closure; Situational theory; Situation recognition; Communication behavior;
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