title: Intergenerational communication satisfaction and age boundaries: comparative middle eastern data.
abstract: Guided by the communicative predicative model of aging, American and Iranian young adults' perceptions of communication with their peers, middle-aged and elderly adults were examined; subjective boundaries for these age categories were also explored. As age of target increased, so did attributions of benevolence, norms of politeness and deference, and communicative respect and avoidance; conversely, attributions of personal vitality and communication satisfaction decreased linearly. Path analysis was also adopted to examine the simultaneous relationships between the variables under study, and ultimately with cultural caveats largely supported, a hypothesized model was derived. The data were discussed in terms of their yielding refinements and elaborations to the communicative predicament and enhancement models of aging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020, USA. HowieGiles@aol.com
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Giles
authors.forename: Gholam Hassan
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Khajavy
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002140:California; D003142:Communication; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012938:Social Perception; D013240:Stereotyping; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult