Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Author "Mewhort-Buist, Tracy A."
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Children's Communicative Decisions Are Influenced by Gender, Shyness, and Peer Experiences
Mewhort-Buist, Tracy A.; Nilsen, Elizabeth S.; Bowman-Smith, Celina K. (Wayne State University Press, 2020-01)The present study examined how school-age children's communicative decisions are influenced by the situation, their social partner, and their own characteristics (gender, shyness levels, and history of peer relationships). ... -
Shy children's understanding of irony: Better comprehension does not always mean better socioemotional functioning
Mewhort-Buist, Tracy A.; Nilsen, Elizabeth S. (Wiley, 2019-04-12)Childhood shyness is a risk factor for negative socioemotional outcomes including loneliness and depression. Childhood shyness has also been found to relate to various aspects of pragmatic language. For instance, shyer ... -
Shy individuals’ interpretations of counterfactual verbal irony
Mewhort-Buist, Tracy A.; Nilsen, Elizabeth S. (Taylor & Francis, 2017-10-31)Counterfactual verbal irony, an evaluative form of figurative language wherein a speaker’s intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning of his or her words, is used to serve many social goals. Despite recent calls ...