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Book Synopsis

Winner of the 2018 Distinguished Book Award from the Communication and Social Cognition Division of the National Communication Association.

Essential reading for listening researchers across a range of disciplines, The Sourcebook of Listening Research: Methodology and Measures is a landmark publication that defines the field of listening research and its best practices.

  • the definitive guide to listening methodology and measurement with contributions from leading listening scholars and researchers
  • Evaluates current listening methods and measures, with attention to scale development, qualitative methods, operationalizing cognitive processes, and measuring affective and behavioral components
  • A variety of theoretical models for assessing the cognitive, affective, and behavioral facets of listening are presented alongside 65 measurement profiles Outlines cutting-edge trends in listening research, as well as the complexities involved

    Table of Contents

    Notes on Contributors xi

    Preface xxii

    Section One Decisions for the Measurement of Listening 1

    Chapter 1 Defining Listening: A Historical, Theoretical, and Pragmatic Assessment 3
    Debra L. Worthington and Graham D. Bodie

    Section Two Methodological Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Listening Research 19

    Chapter 2 Measuring Listening 21
    Graham D. Bodie and Debra L. Worthington

    Chapter 3 Qualitative Approaches and Listening Research 45
    Barbara Cook Overton

    Chapter 4 Modeling and Measuring Cognitive Components of Listening 70
    Debra L. Worthington

    Chapter 5 Measuring Affective Components of Listening 97
    Graham D. Bodie and Susanne M. Jones

    Chapter 6 Measuring Behavioral Components of Listening 123
    Graham D. Bodie

    Section Three Measurement Profiles 151

    Profile 1 The Academic Listening Self-rating Questionnaire (ALSA) 153
    Vahid Aryadoust and Christine C. M. Goh

    Profile 2 Active - Empathic Listening Scale (AELS) 161
    Shaughan A. Keaton

    Profile 3 Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS) 167
    Brock Bybee and Jonathon Frost

    Profile 4 Active Listening Observation Scale (ALOS) 174
    Andrea J. Vickery

    Profile 5 Affectionate Communication Scale (TAS) (Trait-Given & Trait-Received) 180
    Kory Floyd and Mark Alan Generous

    Profile 6 Affectionate Communication Index (ACI) 186
    Kory Floyd and Lisa J. van Raalte

    Profile 7 Attributional Complexity Scale (ACS) 191
    Michael Navarro

    Profile 8 Audio Message Complexity: Audio Content Change (Acc) and Audio Information Introduced (Aii) 198
    Robert F. Potter and Annie Lang

    Profile 9 Communicative Adaptability Scale (CAS) 204
    Gwen A. Hullman

    Profile 10 Communication Competency Assessment Instrument (CCAI) 212
    Phil Backlund

    Profile 11 Communication Functions Questionnaire (CFQ-30) 217
    Graham D. Bodie

    Profile 12 Conversational Listening Span (CLS) 224
    Debra L. Worthington and Courtney Edwards

    Profile 13 Conversational Sensitivity Scale (CSS) 232
    Debra L. Worthington

    Profile 14 The Couples Helping Exercise 239
    Andrew C. High, Jenny L. Crowley, and Emily M. Buehler

    Profile 15 Doctors’ Interpersonal Skills Questionnaire (DISQ) 246
    Helen Meldrum

    Profile 16 Effective Listening and Interactive Communication Scale (ELICS) 252
    Gillian King and Michelle Servais

    Profile 17 Empathic Accuracy: Standard Stimulus Paradigm (EA-SSP) 259
    Vivian Ta and William Ickes

    Profile 18 Empathic Accuracy: Unstructured Dyadic Interaction Paradigm (EA-UDIP) 265
    Vivian Ta and William Ickes

    Profile 19 Facilitating Listening Scale (FLS) 272
    Avraham N. Kluger and Osnat Bouskila-Yam

    Profile 20 Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) 281
    Carly M. Danielson and Susanne M. Jones

    Profile 21 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) 290
    Iballa Burunat and Elvira Brattico

    Profile 22 Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) 299
    Christopher C. Gearhart

    Profile 23 HURIER Listening Profile 306
    Margarete Imhof

    Profile 24 Informational Reception Apprehension Test (IRAT) 313
    Shaughan A. Keaton

    Profile 25 Interaction Involvement Scale (IIS) 319
    Debra L. Worthington

    Profile 26 Feffer’s Interpersonal Decentering 327
    Molly S. Tucker and Sharon Rae Jenkins

    Profile 27 Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR) 334
    Christopher T. Belser

    Profile 28 Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) 340
    Shaughan A. Keaton

    Profile 29 Language Style Matching (LSM) 348
    Kaitlin Cannava

    Profile 30 Leader-Member Exchange 7 Questionnaire (LMX-7) 354
    Lisa K. Hanasono

    Profile 31 Listenability Style Guide (LSG) 361
    Graham D. Bodie

    Profile 32 Listening Concepts Inventory (LCI and LCI-R) 372
    Debra L. Worthington

    Profile 33 Listening Fidelity (LF) 379
    Margarete Imhof

    Profile 34 Listening Practices Feedback Report (LPFR) 387
    Debra L. Worthington

    Profile 35 Listening Span Tests 394
    Margarete Imhof

    Profile 36 Listening Styles Profile-Revised (LSP-R) 402
    Graham D. Bodie and Debra L. Worthington

    Profile 37 Medical Communication Competence Scale (MCCS) 410
    Danielle Blanch-Hartigan

    Profile 38 Memory for Conversation 419
    Jonathon Frost and Brock Bybee

    Profile 39 Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ) 430
    Christine C. M. Goh

    Profile 40 Metacognitive Listening Strategies Instrument (MLSI) 438
    Laura A. Janusik

    Profile 41 Microanalysis of Face-to-Face Dialogue (MFD) 445
    Janet Bavelas, Jennifer Gerwing, Sara Healing, and Christine Tomori

    Profile 42 Multidimensional Evaluation of Enacted Social Support (MEESS) 453
    Daena J. Goldsmith and Abbey Griscom

    Profile 43 Multitasking While Listening 458
    Jonathon Frost and Brock Bybee

    Profile 44 Narrative Believability Scale (NBS-12) 465
    Graham D. Bodie

    Profile 45 Narrative Engagement Measure (NEM) 469
    Jenny L. Crowley and Jennifer A. Jackl

    Profile 46 Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNSS) 475
    Debra L. Worthington

    Profile 47 Nonverbal Immediacy Measures 482
    Jane B. Teel

    Profile 48 Normative Message Processing Scale (NMPS) 496
    R. Kelly Aune and Rodney A. Reynolds

    Profile 49 Ordinary Conversation Scale (OCS) 504
    Brian Lakey and Travis Sain

    Profile 50 Organizational Listening Survey (OLS) 509
    Laura A. Janusik

    Profile 51 Perceived Partner Responsiveness Scale (PPRS) 516
    Harry T. Reis, Dev Crasta, Ronald D. Rogge, Michael R. Maniaci, and Cheryl L. Carmichael

    Profile 52 Profile of Nonverbal Sensitivity (PONS) 522
    Laura A. Janusik

    Profile 53 Rational-Experiential Inventory–40 (REI-40) 530
    Shaughan A. Keaton

    Profile 54 Relational Framing 537
    Denise Haunani Solomon and Sara K. Salmon

    Profile 55 Rhetorical Sensitivity Scale (RHETSEN) 545
    Shaughan A. Keaton

    Profile 56 Role Category Questionnaire (RCQ) 552
    Andrea J. Vickery

    Profile 57 Self-Perceived Listening Competence Scale (SPLCS) 560
    Margarete Imhof

    Profile 58 Talkaholic Scale (Compulsive Communication Scale) (TAS) 566
    Debra L. Worthington

    Profile 59 Team Listening Environment (TLE) 573
    Michelle K. Johnston and Kendra Reed

    Profile 60 Time Studies 578
    Graham D. Bodie

    Profile 61 The Listening Test of the Internet-Based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) 592
    Vahid Aryadoust

    Profile 62 Verbal Aggressiveness Scale (VAS) 599
    Timothy R. Levine

    Profile 63 Taxonomy of Verbal Response Modes (VRM) 605
    William B. Stiles

    Profile 64 Watson-Barker Listening Test (WBLT) 612
    Debra L. Worthington

    Profile 65 Willingness to Listen (WTL) 617
    Andrea J. Vickery

    Index 624

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      Publication Date: 06/10/2017
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Winner of the 2018 Distinguished Book Award from the Communication and Social Cognition Division of the National Communication Association.

      Essential reading for listening researchers across a range of disciplines, The Sourcebook of Listening Research: Methodology and Measures is a landmark publication that defines the field of listening research and its best practices.

      • the definitive guide to listening methodology and measurement with contributions from leading listening scholars and researchers
      • Evaluates current listening methods and measures, with attention to scale development, qualitative methods, operationalizing cognitive processes, and measuring affective and behavioral components
      • A variety of theoretical models for assessing the cognitive, affective, and behavioral facets of listening are presented alongside 65 measurement profiles Outlines cutting-edge trends in listening research, as well as the complexities involved

        Table of Contents

        Notes on Contributors xi

        Preface xxii

        Section One Decisions for the Measurement of Listening 1

        Chapter 1 Defining Listening: A Historical, Theoretical, and Pragmatic Assessment 3
        Debra L. Worthington and Graham D. Bodie

        Section Two Methodological Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Listening Research 19

        Chapter 2 Measuring Listening 21
        Graham D. Bodie and Debra L. Worthington

        Chapter 3 Qualitative Approaches and Listening Research 45
        Barbara Cook Overton

        Chapter 4 Modeling and Measuring Cognitive Components of Listening 70
        Debra L. Worthington

        Chapter 5 Measuring Affective Components of Listening 97
        Graham D. Bodie and Susanne M. Jones

        Chapter 6 Measuring Behavioral Components of Listening 123
        Graham D. Bodie

        Section Three Measurement Profiles 151

        Profile 1 The Academic Listening Self-rating Questionnaire (ALSA) 153
        Vahid Aryadoust and Christine C. M. Goh

        Profile 2 Active - Empathic Listening Scale (AELS) 161
        Shaughan A. Keaton

        Profile 3 Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS) 167
        Brock Bybee and Jonathon Frost

        Profile 4 Active Listening Observation Scale (ALOS) 174
        Andrea J. Vickery

        Profile 5 Affectionate Communication Scale (TAS) (Trait-Given & Trait-Received) 180
        Kory Floyd and Mark Alan Generous

        Profile 6 Affectionate Communication Index (ACI) 186
        Kory Floyd and Lisa J. van Raalte

        Profile 7 Attributional Complexity Scale (ACS) 191
        Michael Navarro

        Profile 8 Audio Message Complexity: Audio Content Change (Acc) and Audio Information Introduced (Aii) 198
        Robert F. Potter and Annie Lang

        Profile 9 Communicative Adaptability Scale (CAS) 204
        Gwen A. Hullman

        Profile 10 Communication Competency Assessment Instrument (CCAI) 212
        Phil Backlund

        Profile 11 Communication Functions Questionnaire (CFQ-30) 217
        Graham D. Bodie

        Profile 12 Conversational Listening Span (CLS) 224
        Debra L. Worthington and Courtney Edwards

        Profile 13 Conversational Sensitivity Scale (CSS) 232
        Debra L. Worthington

        Profile 14 The Couples Helping Exercise 239
        Andrew C. High, Jenny L. Crowley, and Emily M. Buehler

        Profile 15 Doctors’ Interpersonal Skills Questionnaire (DISQ) 246
        Helen Meldrum

        Profile 16 Effective Listening and Interactive Communication Scale (ELICS) 252
        Gillian King and Michelle Servais

        Profile 17 Empathic Accuracy: Standard Stimulus Paradigm (EA-SSP) 259
        Vivian Ta and William Ickes

        Profile 18 Empathic Accuracy: Unstructured Dyadic Interaction Paradigm (EA-UDIP) 265
        Vivian Ta and William Ickes

        Profile 19 Facilitating Listening Scale (FLS) 272
        Avraham N. Kluger and Osnat Bouskila-Yam

        Profile 20 Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) 281
        Carly M. Danielson and Susanne M. Jones

        Profile 21 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) 290
        Iballa Burunat and Elvira Brattico

        Profile 22 Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) 299
        Christopher C. Gearhart

        Profile 23 HURIER Listening Profile 306
        Margarete Imhof

        Profile 24 Informational Reception Apprehension Test (IRAT) 313
        Shaughan A. Keaton

        Profile 25 Interaction Involvement Scale (IIS) 319
        Debra L. Worthington

        Profile 26 Feffer’s Interpersonal Decentering 327
        Molly S. Tucker and Sharon Rae Jenkins

        Profile 27 Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR) 334
        Christopher T. Belser

        Profile 28 Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) 340
        Shaughan A. Keaton

        Profile 29 Language Style Matching (LSM) 348
        Kaitlin Cannava

        Profile 30 Leader-Member Exchange 7 Questionnaire (LMX-7) 354
        Lisa K. Hanasono

        Profile 31 Listenability Style Guide (LSG) 361
        Graham D. Bodie

        Profile 32 Listening Concepts Inventory (LCI and LCI-R) 372
        Debra L. Worthington

        Profile 33 Listening Fidelity (LF) 379
        Margarete Imhof

        Profile 34 Listening Practices Feedback Report (LPFR) 387
        Debra L. Worthington

        Profile 35 Listening Span Tests 394
        Margarete Imhof

        Profile 36 Listening Styles Profile-Revised (LSP-R) 402
        Graham D. Bodie and Debra L. Worthington

        Profile 37 Medical Communication Competence Scale (MCCS) 410
        Danielle Blanch-Hartigan

        Profile 38 Memory for Conversation 419
        Jonathon Frost and Brock Bybee

        Profile 39 Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ) 430
        Christine C. M. Goh

        Profile 40 Metacognitive Listening Strategies Instrument (MLSI) 438
        Laura A. Janusik

        Profile 41 Microanalysis of Face-to-Face Dialogue (MFD) 445
        Janet Bavelas, Jennifer Gerwing, Sara Healing, and Christine Tomori

        Profile 42 Multidimensional Evaluation of Enacted Social Support (MEESS) 453
        Daena J. Goldsmith and Abbey Griscom

        Profile 43 Multitasking While Listening 458
        Jonathon Frost and Brock Bybee

        Profile 44 Narrative Believability Scale (NBS-12) 465
        Graham D. Bodie

        Profile 45 Narrative Engagement Measure (NEM) 469
        Jenny L. Crowley and Jennifer A. Jackl

        Profile 46 Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNSS) 475
        Debra L. Worthington

        Profile 47 Nonverbal Immediacy Measures 482
        Jane B. Teel

        Profile 48 Normative Message Processing Scale (NMPS) 496
        R. Kelly Aune and Rodney A. Reynolds

        Profile 49 Ordinary Conversation Scale (OCS) 504
        Brian Lakey and Travis Sain

        Profile 50 Organizational Listening Survey (OLS) 509
        Laura A. Janusik

        Profile 51 Perceived Partner Responsiveness Scale (PPRS) 516
        Harry T. Reis, Dev Crasta, Ronald D. Rogge, Michael R. Maniaci, and Cheryl L. Carmichael

        Profile 52 Profile of Nonverbal Sensitivity (PONS) 522
        Laura A. Janusik

        Profile 53 Rational-Experiential Inventory–40 (REI-40) 530
        Shaughan A. Keaton

        Profile 54 Relational Framing 537
        Denise Haunani Solomon and Sara K. Salmon

        Profile 55 Rhetorical Sensitivity Scale (RHETSEN) 545
        Shaughan A. Keaton

        Profile 56 Role Category Questionnaire (RCQ) 552
        Andrea J. Vickery

        Profile 57 Self-Perceived Listening Competence Scale (SPLCS) 560
        Margarete Imhof

        Profile 58 Talkaholic Scale (Compulsive Communication Scale) (TAS) 566
        Debra L. Worthington

        Profile 59 Team Listening Environment (TLE) 573
        Michelle K. Johnston and Kendra Reed

        Profile 60 Time Studies 578
        Graham D. Bodie

        Profile 61 The Listening Test of the Internet-Based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) 592
        Vahid Aryadoust

        Profile 62 Verbal Aggressiveness Scale (VAS) 599
        Timothy R. Levine

        Profile 63 Taxonomy of Verbal Response Modes (VRM) 605
        William B. Stiles

        Profile 64 Watson-Barker Listening Test (WBLT) 612
        Debra L. Worthington

        Profile 65 Willingness to Listen (WTL) 617
        Andrea J. Vickery

        Index 624

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