Being misunderstood as a person: the role of identity, reappraisal, and perspective-taking

• Renee Edwards ^[1]
  1. [1] Louisiana State University

     Louisiana State University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Southern communication journal, ISSN 1041-794X, Vol. 85, nº 5, 2020, págs. 267-278
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Being misunderstood as a person occurs when an interaction partner communicates in a way that reveals a different view of one’s identity than that held by the individual. Results of a study (n = 282) revealed that both personal and social identities are misunderstood, with personality being misunderstood most frequently. Misunderstandings about religious beliefs are especially serious and negative. Reappraisal has a small effect on communication satisfaction while partner’s perspective-taking has a more robust effect on communication satisfaction and emotion than the self’s perspective-taking. As hypothesized, relational satisfaction was predicted by perspective-taking (especially the partner’s), communication satisfaction, and the seriousness of the misunderstanding. A model of being misunderstood as a person is proposed.