Publications

Publication details [#51961]

Rill, Leslie, Elizabeth Baiocchi, Megan Hopper and Katherine Denker. 2009. Exploration of the Relationship between Self-Esteem, Commitment, and Verbal Aggressiveness in Romantic Dating Relationships. Communication Reports 22 (2) : 102–113.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

aggression | argumentation | self-reference | social relationship | verbal action

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This paper uses sociometer theory (Leary, 1999), to examine the links between self-esteem, perceived commitment degree, and argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness within dating relationships.