Table 5.
Correlations between literacy measures and simulated client ratings of communication effectiveness
| Simulated client ratings (n=147) | Simulated spouse ratings (n=63) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literacy Measures | Nonverbal behavior | Satisfaction with communication | Affect | Nonverbal behavior | Satisfaction with communication | Affect |
| REAL-G Variables | ||||||
| All REAL-G words | −.05 | −.06 | −.08 | −.05 | .06 | .00 |
| Unique REAL-G words | −.02 | −.05 | −.13 | .01 | .15 | .00 |
| Mean REAL-G repetitions | −.03 | .00 | .03 | .05 | −.04 | .09 |
| Ratio of REAL-G words to total transcript words | −.15+ | −.18+ | −.07 | −.19 | −.03 | −.22 |
| Language Complexity | ||||||
| Average syllables per word | −.07 | −.10 | −.09 | −.13 | −.12 | −.05 |
| Average words per sentence | −.19* | −.21* | −.08 | −.21+ | −.08 | −.10 |
| Flesch-Kincaid Reading Grade level | −.23** | −.28*** | −.12 | −.31* | −.15 | −.13 |
| Flesch Reading Ease | .21* | .26** | .14+ | .31* | .19 | .13 |
| % passive sentences | −.24** | −.29*** | −.19* | −.27* | −.24+ | −.16 |
| Dialogue Pacing | ||||||
| Session length | .15* | .15* | .08 | .20+ | .24* | .11 |
| Syllables/second | .02 | .00 | .00 | .04 | .03 | .09 |
| Dialogue Density | ||||||
| Number of turns | .31*** | .35*** | .15+ | .43** | .40** | .35** |
| Turn density | −.35*** | −.40*** | −.19* | −.39** | −.39** | −.41** |
| Interactivity | ||||||
| Interactivity (turns per minute) | .28** | .30*** | .12 | .38** | .35** | .36** |
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p < .10;
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p< .05;
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p< .01;
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p<.001