Dimensions of Peak Communication Experiences: An Exploratory Study
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A brief inventory of characteristics of “peak communication experiences” was developed from Maslow's model of the generalized peak experience. Data from 74 subjects were submitted to principal components analysis with varimax rotation, yielding six factors which accounted for 66.1% of the total variance, as follows: Loving Acceptance (25.9%), Openminded Insight (10.2%), Spontaneity (9.2%), Pleasant Fear (80%), Absorption (7.0%), and Self-detachment (5 8%). Analyses of variance showed that women rated their peak communication experiences higher than men on Loving Acceptance and Spontaneity.
1995 ◽
Vol 15
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pp. 75-101
2011 ◽
Vol 108
(2)
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pp. 470-476
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