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Title

Which Comforting Messages Really Work Best? A Different Perspective on Lemieux and Tighe's “Receiver Perspective”

Authors

Wendy Samter, Bryant University
Brant Raney Burleson, Purdue University
et al.

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published by Eastern Communication Association in Communication Research Reports Spring 2005, Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 87-100
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DOI: 10.1080/00036810500130422

Abstract

This article responds critically to a recent article by Lemieux and Tighe (Communication Research Reports, 21 , 144–153, 2004 ) in which the authors conclude that recipients of comforting efforts prefer messages that exhibit a moderate rather than high level of person centeredness. It is argued that an erroneous assumption made by Lemieux and Tighe about the status of “receiver perspective” research on the comforting process led to faulty interpretations of the data and unwarranted conclusions about recipient preferences regarding comforting messages.

Recommended Citation

Samter, Wendy; Burleson, Brant Raney; and al., et, "Which Comforting Messages Really Work Best? A Different Perspective on Lemieux and Tighe's “Receiver Perspective”" (2005). Communication Journal Articles. Paper 3.
http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/comm_jou/3