Mahon, Connor
(2024)
Measuring the Test-Retest Reliability of Communicative Congruence and Communicative Dysphoria.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Various communicative qualities can convey meaningful information about a speaker’s identity and personality. When the qualities and associated connotations of someone's communication behaviors do not align with their own self-identities and experiences, they may experience distress or discomfort. Two constructs describe this phenomenon. Communicative congruence (CC) is the experience of alignment between one’s sense of self and their voice, speech, and communication. Communicative dysphoria (CD) is significant emotional, motivational, and/or cognitive distress due to communicative incongruence. Both constructs are framed within the Cybernetic Big Five Theory of personality.
CC and CD were previously measured in a sample of 366 individuals. In order to understand the behavior of these constructs over time, this study repeated 2 measures of CC and 2 measures of CD in subset of the 366 participants at three time points. Test-retest reliability was assessed using an interclass correlation coefficient. Findings indicated that communicative congruence and communicative dysphoria will be more reliable when measured in the short-term, and that CC has greater test-retest reliability than CD across measurement approaches. Clinical application of CC and CD measurement include as an outcome measure and prognostic indicator. Future work is necessary to understand cross-group variance and clinical value.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
6 June 2024 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
8 March 2024 |
| Approval Date: |
6 June 2024 |
| Submission Date: |
5 April 2024 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
40 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences > Communication Science and Disorders |
| Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
gender dysphoria, voice, vocal dysphoria, gender affirming voice and communication |
| Date Deposited: |
06 Jun 2024 13:59 |
| Last Modified: |
06 Jun 2024 13:59 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/45962 |
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