1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Study of Communicative Attribution and Analytic Framework for Communication Behaviors

Research Project

Project/Area Number	10610192
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research Institution	Nihon University
Principal Investigator	TSUKASA Nishida Nihon University, College of International Relations, Professor, 国際関係学部, 教授 (80139089)
Project Period (FY)	1998 – 1999
Keywords	attribution / frame work / uncertainty / attitude / interaction / ingroup / self-disclosure / rule
Research Abstract	This framework for analyzing intercultural communication was created and tested in three cultures, the U.S., China, and Japan. It consists of four dimensions : attitudes, motivation, interaction, and satisfaction. Next, three issues regarding methodological problems in intercultural communication were considered. First, research problems in conducting intercultural self-disclosure studies. Second, some issues relating to communication behavior and ingroups. And third, some viewpoints and methods recommended for research. Research resulting from these considerations was conducted twice to find out ingroup behaviors and interpersonal communication rules in four areas of human relations : opposite-sex friends, parent-child, friends, and brother/sister, all across three cultures, Results reveal cultural differences in commitment among ingroups and in communication rules.

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