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    Communication accommodation theory in quantitative research: Toward a standardized operationalization of core constructs
    (Taylor and Francis Group on behalf of the National Communication Association, 2025-10-13) Fowler C; Gasiorek J; Giles H
    Communication accommodation theory (CAT) has been an influential theory for 50 years. However, its core constructs have not been operationalized consistently in quantitative research. In this manuscript, we report on efforts to standardize and validate a multi-dimensional instrument to measure constructs of theoretical importance in CAT. In Study 1 (n = 416), we detail the process through which items drawn from previous research were collated and describe six factors confirmed through factor analysis of the “other-report” form of the instrument. In Study 2 (n = 398), we replicate the factor structure from Study 1 and demonstrate its construct validity. In Study 3 (n = 356), we show the instrument can also serve as a valid self-report measure.
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    Implications of gender metastereotypes for addressing sexist behavior
    (Oxford University Press on behalf of International Communication Association, 2025-04-09) Fowler C; Gasiorek J; Zorn A; Stone S
    Women often experience competence questioning communication (CQC), in which their contributions are overlooked or credit is misdirected to a male colleague. We examine whether gender metastereotypes—the stereotypes that women believe men hold of women, and the stereotypes men believe women hold of men—predict responses to sexism in the workplace. Specifically, through vignette-based experiments, we examine whether women’s and men’s willingness to directly confront male perpetrators of CQC, and men’s willingness to amplify the voice of female colleagues is affected by the activation of gender metastereotypes. For both women and men, positive metastereotypes directly predicted willingness to confront sexism, but, as theorized, only when individuals believed that the stereotypes held of their ingroup were held of them personally. We also found significant indirect effects of metastereotype activation on willingness to address sexism via felt responsibility for addressing sexism (for women) and concern for the group image (for men).