The Interpersonal Communication Motives Scale profiles reported pleasure, affection, inclusion, escape, relaxation, and control in communication with a specified other person. Its six subscales preserve motives that can coexist, without treating the strongest score as a personality type, combining them into one motive total, or inferring hidden intent.
- FamilyTool
- CategoryMeasurement & Assessment Instruments
- DomainConversation & Relationships
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Measurement & Assessment Instruments
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