Publications

Publication details [#49658]

Singhal, Arvind and Motoko Nagao. 1993. Assertiveness as communication competence: a comparison of the communication styles of American and Japanese students. Asian Journal of Communication 3 (1) : 1–18.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

assertive | communicative competence | communicative style | crosscultural context | intercultural communication

Language as a subject

English, American | Japanese

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This study explores differences in American and Japanese students' attitudes towards the use of assertive behaviour and in their perceptions of assertiveness as a communicative skill. The results are discussed in the context of current and future intercultural communication studies.