Individual differences in listening styles: Do you hear what I hear?

Author(s): Watson, K. W., Barker, L. L.

Journal/Book: Pers Indiv Differ. 1996; 20: The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England OX5 1GB. Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd. 381-387.

Abstract: To what extent are personality characteristics linked with listening style preferences? To probe this question, a large sample of young adults (males, n = 898; females, n = 733) completed both the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Eysenck, Eysenck & Barrett, Personality and Individual Differences, 6, 21-29, 1985) and the Listening Styles Profile (Watson, Barker & Weaver, International Journal of Listening, 9, 1-13, 1995). Consistent with expectations, the findings revealed that distinctly different patterns of listening styles were associated with each of three personality dimensions. The psychoticism personality type was linked with a socially callous listening style. The extraversion personality type was associated with a friendly and supportive 'people' oriented listening style. The neuroticism personality type, on the other hand, was correlated with listening styles that minimized the time spent interacting with others.

Note: Article JB Weaver, Auburn Univ, Behav Res Lab, Auburn, AL 36849 USA

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