Open AccessUndergraduate Students’ Perceptions of their Advisors: SocioCommunicative Style and Perceptions of Relational Satisfaction
Author(s) -
Narissra Maria PunyanuntCarter,
Stacy L. Carter
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
higher learning research communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.233
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2157-6254
DOI - 10.18870/hlrc.v5i2.188
Subject(s) - psychology , perception , style (visual arts) , higher education , academic advising , applied psychology , cognitive style , social psychology , medical education , cognition , medicine , archaeology , political science , law , neuroscience , history
The goal of the current study was to examine the sociocommunicative styles that college students’ perceive their advisor to be using in their interactions. In addition, the study analyzed what characteristics lead to higher relational satisfaction in the advisor-advisee relationship. Three hundred and ninety-seven college students voluntarily completed a survey on their current advisor. Results revealed that there is a significant relationship between sociocommunicative style and relationship satisfaction.