2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Family Communication Patterns and Interpersonal Communication Styles: A Japan-U.S. Comparison
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23730598
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Nanzan Junior College |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 対人コミュニケーション / 家族コミュニケーション / 日米比較 / 比較文化 / ソーシャルサポート / 対人葛藤 |
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| Research Abstract |
Studies on cross-cultural comparisons of interpersonal communication have been focusing on national cultures, particularly from the dimension of individualism-collectivism. However, recent studies have found that these research results were against theoretical predictions that Japan was considered as collectivist. The purpose of the current project, therefore, was to include family cultures in addition to the national culture from multicultural perspectives, and to investigate relationships between multi-level cultural factors (i.e., national and familial levels) and interpersonal communication styles such as those in social support seeking and interpersonal conflict situations. The results of the current project have found that family communication patterns, rather than national cultures, could serve as influential factors in predicting interpersonal communication styles.
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Research Products
(7 results)
