A Model of Communication Context and Measure of Context Dependence
研究提出沟通情境概念，开发并验证了情境依赖性的四维度测量工具，发现互依型自我构念者更依赖情境线索，且高情境依赖者文化智力更高，对全球职场沟通有启示。
In this research, we conceptualize the construct of communication context as the multiplicity of nonverbal, relational, spatial, and temporal cues that can be drawn upon to convey and understand meaning. We developed and validated a four-component measure of context dependence and explored associations of context dependence with individual (a) self-construal and (b) cultural intelligence. Our data reveal that individuals with a stronger interdependent self-construal are more likely to pay attention to and rely on all forms of communication context to convey meaning. Our findings also show that individuals who are more highly context-dependent communicators have higher cultural intelligence. From a global workforce perspective, we discuss the theoretical and empirical implications of these findings for understanding the processes and outcomes of communication among organizational members.