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Journal of Language and Social Psychology, Vol. 27, No. 1, 28-50 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X07309510

Young Adults' Intergenerational Communication Schemas in Taiwan and the USA

Mei-Chen Lin

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, mlin{at}kent.edu

Jake Harwood

University of Arizona, Tucson

Mary Lee Hummert

University of Kansas, Lawrence

The present research systematically examines cognitive representations of stereotypes of old age and young adults' and older adults' perceptions of their own communication accommodative behaviors, emotions, and communication satisfaction when a particular Intergenerational Communication Schema is activated. Taiwanese respondents show both congruent and incongruent patterns of responding: Some schemas yield consistently positive or negative responses across dependent variables, whereas others yield mixed and apparently inconsistent patterns. Respondents from the USA show that a helping orientation, when it is associated with different schemas (positive, very sympathetic, or negative) may result in different overall evaluations of the intergenerational conversation experience. Results are discussed in relation to the Communication Predicament of Aging Model and Chinese cultural values of intergenerational communication. Limitations are acknowledged and future studies are suggested.

Key Words: intergenerational communication • older adults • schema • stereotypes • aging.


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