The contributions of Carl R. Rogers to a philosophical praxis of dialogue

Cissna, Kenneth N.; Anderson, Rob

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“…Despite the widespread influence of Carl Rogers' thoughts on interpersonal communication (cf., Cissna & Anderson, 1990), empirical evidence for those ideas has been scarce in the communication research literature. Although considerably more research is needed, the findings of the present study provide empirical support for examining adult son-father relationships from a Rogerian perspective.…”

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Relationship between sons’ perceptions of fathers’ messages and satisfaction in adult son‐father relationships

Beatty

Dobos

1992

Southern Communication Journal

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The study examined the relationship between adult sons' responses to their fathers' son-directed messages and satisfaction with those relationships. Descriptions of father messages that typified the communication between fathers and sons were solicited from adult males. Adjectives and phrases were derived from these descriptions and were presented to a second sample in seven-point bipolar adjective form. Factor analysis yielded three factors labeled "Supportive-Interest," "Criticism," and "Sarcasm." All three factors correlated significantly with adult sons' ratings of satisfaction with their son-father relationship. Multiple regression, using the three factors as predictors, accounted for approximately 60% of the variance in satisfaction scores. MICHAEL J. BEATTYis Professor of Communication, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115. JEAN A. DOBOS is Assistant Professor of Communication, Cleveland State University, Clevelad, OH 44115. The authors are indebted to Jill Rudd for her assstance in data collection. This study was supported by the Collge of Arts and Sciences' Senior Scholar Program, Cleveland State University.A lthough a substantial body of research literature focused on the importance of parent-child interactions has accumulated over the past four decades (cf., Schickedanz, Hansen, & Forsyth, 1990), the nature and consequences of interpersonal relationships between adults and their parents are comparatively understudied. In particular, little is known regarding the interactions between fathers and their adult sons. These relationships, however, play a central role in the emergent men's literature (Blywhich the resolution of dissatisfying father-adult son relationships is asserted as the initial, necessary step in the transformation of men.In the present study, adult males' satisfaction with their relationships with their fathers was examined. Descriptions of their fathers' interaction styles were solicited from adult males, from which a set of bipolar adjective scales was constructed and factor analyzed. The resulting factors were used to predict sons' satisfaction with the father-son relationship.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Relationship between sons’ perceptions of fathers’ messages and satisfaction in adult son‐father relationships

Beatty

Dobos

1992

Southern Communication Journal

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“…However, recent studies Cissna & Anderson, 1990;Eisenstadt, 1992;Van Balen, 1990) have found Rogers and Buber to be largely consistent with Gergen's (1995) recasting of subjective experience as a postmodern "relational process" in which:…”

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Theorizing about Dialogic Moments: The Buber-Rogers Position and Postmodern Themes

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Anderson²

1998

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Dialogue has become a pivotal concept within contemporary humanstudies, yet few theorists explore its temporal dimension. Is dialogue an extended state of high quality mutuality? Or does it exist in important yet ephemeral moments of human meeting? This article reports on the contributions to communication theory that emerge from a close reading of a metadialogic conversational "text "-the landmark 1 957 meeting of Martin Buber and Carl Rogers. Although most commentators have described Buber and Rogers as disagreeing sharply, we argue that a coherent Buber-Rogers position emerged from their dialogue. Buber and Rogers, in their informal theoretical collaboration, theorize that mutuality-and, by extension, dialogue-is possible in role-unequal relationships in moments of meeting. We then discuss how this Buber-Rogers position prefigured the contemporary cultural tenor of postmodernism. Although not postmodernists themselves, Buber and Rogers helped to shape an intellectual climate in which key postmodern themes could flourish.Dialogue must be understood as something taking part in the very historical nature of human beings. . . . Dialogue is a moment where humans meet to reflect on their reality as they make and remake it. Something else: To the extent that we are communicative beings who communicate to each other as we become more able to transform our reality, we are able to know that we know, which is something more than just knowing. . . . Knowing is a social event with nevertheless an individual dimension. What is dialogue in this moment of communication, knowing and social transformation? Dialogue seals the relationship between the cognitive subjects, the subjects who know, and who try to know.Paulo Freire (Shor & Freire, 1987, pp. 98-99) The Brazilian educator and dialogic theorist Paulo Freire shows how dialogue is a relation of co-constituted mutuality that exists in a matter of moments. Although dialogue necessarily involves separate persons, it is not an individualistic process. Although its 63

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“…Indeed, the essential role of partners' ways of listening in healthy, growthful relationships has been underscored by Carl Rogers (For an excellent summary and commentary, see Cissna & Anderson, 1990), and has been highlighted in family communication textbooks (Beatty, 1986;Beebe & Masterson, 1986;Galvin & Brommel, 1991;Pearson, 1989). Likewise, Vangelisti's (1990) survey of marital counselors indicated that partners' consistent unwillingness or inability to take the other's perspective when listening constitutes a central problem for most distressed couples.…”

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Mediated effects of adult males’ perceived confirmation from father on relational partners’ communication apprehension

Beatty

Dobos

1993

Southern Communication Journal

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The contributions of Carl R. Rogers to a philosophical praxis of dialogue

Cited by 19 publications

References 24 publications

Relationship between sons’ perceptions of fathers’ messages and satisfaction in adult son‐father relationships

Relationship between sons’ perceptions of fathers’ messages and satisfaction in adult son‐father relationships

Theorizing about Dialogic Moments: The Buber-Rogers Position and Postmodern Themes

Mediated effects of adult males’ perceived confirmation from father on relational partners’ communication apprehension

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