Year of Award

2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Type

Master of Arts (MA)

Degree Name

Communication Studies

Department or School/College

Communication Studies

Committee Chair

Christina G. Yoshimura

Commitee Members

Stephen M. Yoshimura, Theresa M. Floyd

Keywords

revision, feedback, interpersonal liking, credibility

Publisher

University of Montana

Subject Categories

Business and Corporate Communications | Communication | Interpersonal and Small Group Communication | Organizational Communication | Social Influence and Political Communication

Abstract

Revisions inevitably occur during project creation and curation; many of which are influenced by received feedback. Previous research has highlighted the role goals, perceptions of self, and task complexity play in revision, but little research has examined how feedback type and an individual’s feelings toward their feedback giver influence revision. A quasi-experimental design examined how feedback type (additive, subtractive, or none), interpersonal liking for a feedback-giver, and perceived credibility of a feedback-giver affected students’ (n = 155) willingness to revise, self-reports of revision, and calculated actual revision score. Results indicated that participants in a feedback-receiving condition reported higher levels of willingness to revise and having had revised than those who received no feedback, but that individuals in the subtractive feedback condition revised their work significantly less than those in the additive and no feedback conditions. Results also indicated that interpersonal liking and perceived credibility were significant predictors of willingness to revise and self-reported revision, but not actual revision.

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