Comparing Undergraduate and Graduate Perspectives of Adviser Interactional Justice, Sociocommunicative Style, and Credibility

Authors

  • Narissra Punyanunt-Carter Texas Tech University
  • Heather Nance Texas Tech University
  • Jason Wrench State University of New York at New Paltz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1661266

Abstract

The goal of the current study was to further the research findings generated by Wrench and Punyanunt (2004, 2005, 2008), and Punyanunt-Carter and Wrench (2008), which examined the influence of a variety of communication variables in the graduate adviser-advisee interpersonal relationship. The current study examined undergraduate and graduate advisee perceptions of advisers' interactional justice, sociocommunicative style, and credibility. Findings revealed that undergraduate advisees scored higher on adviser assertiveness than did graduate advisees. Moreover, graduate advisees reported higher ratings of adviser trustworthiness and mentoring than did undergraduate advisees.

Author Biographies

Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Texas Tech University

Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, Texas. She can be reached at n.punyanunt@ttu.edu.

Heather Nance, Texas Tech University

Heather Nance, M.A., is a graduate student in the Department of Communication Studies at Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, Texas. She can be reached at heather.nance@ttu.edu.

Jason Wrench, State University of New York at New Paltz

Jason S. Wrench, Ed.D., is chair and associate professor in Department of Communication and Media at the State University of New York at New Paltz, in New Paltz, New York. He can be reached at wrench@newpaltz.edu.

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