[2] Studies have shown that most people who are talkaholics are aware of the amount of talking they do, but are unable to stop or do not see it as a problem.
[3] It has been suggested, through research done by James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond, that United States society finds talkativeness attractive.
Compulsive talkers are those who are highly verbal in a manner that differs greatly from the norm and is not in the person's best interest.
[4] In 1993 James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond constructed the Talkaholic Scale, a Likert-type model, to help identify those who are compulsive talkers.
[7] According to Elizabeth Wagele, an author of best-selling books on personality types, there are different ways to handle compulsive talkers.