Predicting Receptiveness to Advice in Support Interactions

• In Event: Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Supportive Messages in Interpersonal Relationships

Abstract

Advice outcomes are influenced by the recipient’s receptiveness, or willingness to receive advice from another person. The current study examines characteristics of the recipient, source, and problem as predictors of receptiveness. 143 participants completed measures of these characteristics and receptiveness prior to conversing about a current problem with a friend. Receptiveness was positively predicted by recipient expressivity, the friend’s expertise, uncertainty about a solution for the problem, and prior problem-solving effort.

Authors

• Erina MacGeorge, Purdue University

• Lisa Hanasono, Purdue University

• Lisa Guntzviller, Purdue University

• Bo Feng, University of California, Davis

• Jerilyn Mincy, Purdue University