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equivocal communication: a standalone construct

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equivocalcommunication1 CONSTRUCTEquivocal communicationBAVELAS · INTERPERSONAL

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Interpersonal communication

deliberately unclear messages that speakers produce when every clear reply would have negative consequences, explained by the situation rather than by the speaker's character.

In interpersonal communication, equivocal communication refers to deliberately unclear messages that speakers produce when every clear reply would have negative consequences, explained by the situation rather than by the speaker's character. This meaning comes from Bavelas (1988) in Journal of Language and Social Psychology.[1]

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  1. Bavelas, J. B., Black, A., Bryson, L., & Mullett, J. (1988). Political Equivocation: A Situational Explanation. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 7(2), 137-145. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927x8800700204

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