This article introduces an instrument measuring openness as a function of style, content, and target components. The construct is embedded in a pragmatic, communication perspective. The measure was constructed and administered to 324 subjects. The data were structurally analyzed and the larger units of analysis for the respective components were used to predict selected dependent variables.
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