Advise with Permission? The Effects of Advice Solicitation on Advice Outcomes

Lyn M. Van Swol, Erina L. MacGeorge, Andrew Prahl

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Abstract

Two studies examine reactions to permitted (offered and permission granted), volunteered (given without offer or assent), and imposed advice (offered and given even though declined). In Study 1, participants’ ratings of advice quality and implementation intention were higher for volunteered and permitted than imposed advice. Only for a task that was highly personal did recipients have a significantly higher intention to use permitted than volunteered advice. Study 2 replicated results from Study 1 with a nonstudent sample. In addition, Study 2 found stronger differences between volunteered and permitted advice, with permitted advice rated more positively. Study 2 also examined the effect of using you pronouns, which have been linked to confrontation and criticism, when giving advice, but found no consistent effects on advice outcomes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)476-492
Number of pages17
JournalCommunication Studies
Volume68
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 8 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Communication

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