This study examined the effects of listening quality, biological sex, and gender on leader-member exchange (LMX) relationships. Participants included 112 of 115 Resident Assistants (RAs) at Ball State University in Muncie, IN. RAs (i.e., members) were asked to complete a 13 5-item survey regarding their perceptions of the quality of their relationship with their leader, their leader's quality of listening, and their leader's gender characteristics. The leaders in this study were Residence Hall Directors (RHDs) and Assistant Residence Hall Directors (ARHDs). Results found that members (i.e., RAs) who felt they had high quality LMX relationships with their leaders (i.e., RHDs and/or ARHDs) also rated their leaders high in listening quality. Results also indicated that RAs who were of the same gender as their ARHDs, rated them higher in listening quality and perceived a higher quality LMX relationship. This significant difference was shown only in RA/ARHD dyads and not RA/RI1D dyads. / Department of Communication Studies
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/187875 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Kendall, Julie C. |
| Contributors | Meyer, Marcy E. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | v, 82 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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