Journal article
Inappropriate Accommodation in Communication to Elders: Inferences about Nonverbal Correlates
Abstract
According to Communication Accommodation Theory, overaccommodation in intergenerational communication with elders is frequently based on stereotyped expectations of frailty and dependence. This study examined the role of nonverbal behaviors in such overaccommodation. Adult volunteers (N = 120; mean age = 29 years) read either a patronizing or neutral version of one of three conversations between a nursing home resident and a nurse. As in our …
Authors
Ryan EB; Maclean M; Orange JB
Journal
The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 273–291
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
December 1994
DOI
10.2190/npwx-3gdv-ng4b-kca3
ISSN
0091-4150