CULTURAL-DIFFERENCES IN LISTENING STYLE PREFERENCES - A COMPARISON OFYOUNG-ADULTS IN GERMANY, ISRAEL, AND THE UNITED-STATES

Do the listening styles preferred by young adults in Germany, Israel, and the USA differ significantly? In order to address this question, c ollege students in all three countries completed versions of the Liste ning Styles Profile (LSP; Watson et al. 1995) presented in their nativ e languages. Factor analysis revealed four predominant constructs unde rlying the LSP, which were designated as people, action, content, and time listening styles. Comparisons between the three cultures revealed distinctively different patterns of listening style preferences, with Germans preferring the action style, Israelis endorsing the content s tyle, and Americans favoring both the people and time styles.