Believability and Importance as Determinants of Rumor among Deaf College Students.

Anthony, Susan; Gibbins, Spencer

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Publication Date: 1995

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Believability and Importance as Determinants of Rumor among Deaf College Students.

Anthony, Susan; Gibbins, Spencer

American Annals of the Deaf, v140 n3 p271-78 Jul 1995

The believability and importance of rumors were studied with three samples of college students (n=93) who were deaf. The study analyzed the effects of how frequently the student transmitted rumors and the amount of information students had about a rumor on anxiety level, extroversion orientation, and ratings of believability and importance. (SW)

Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Credibility, Deafness, Extraversion Introversion, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Interpersonal Communication, Predictor Variables, Social Behavior, Verbal Communication

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Language: English

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