Testing Role Models’ Differential Effect on Use of Aggressive Compliance Gaining Strategies

摘要

Using a repeated measures design, this empirical study confirmed that a differential relationshiprnexists between significant role models’ use of aggressive compliance gaining strategiesrn(ACGS) and an individual’s use of the same in romantic and non-romantic interactions. Asrnexpected, peer use was found to have the strongest relationship to individual use of ACGS withrnromantic partners. Unexpected was the similarity in strength of parent and peer use tornindividual use of ACGS with non-romantic partners. Relevance and opportunity are mechanismsrnused to explain role model impact as an antecedent variable of ACGS use. Future studiesrnto advance theory regarding aggressive communication are discussed.