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| Interpersonal communication motives and the life position of elders | | Author(s) | Carole A Barbato, Elizabeth M Perse |
| Journal title | Communication Research, vol 19, no 4, August 1992 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, London, August 1992 |
| Pages | pp 516-531 |
| Source | Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4PU. |
| Keywords | Age groups [elderly] ; Communication ; Social interaction ; Life satisfaction ; Health [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The contributions of chronological age and contextual age (physical health, life satisfaction, economic security, mobility, social activity, and interaction) are contrasted, to explain older people's motives for communicating with others. A sample of 272 adults aged 49-89 completed self-administered questionnaires. Results indicate that contextual age is more important than chronological age. Those with a positive life position (greater life satisfaction and higher levels of social activity) reported pleasure and affection as reasons for communicating with others. Elders who were less mobile, healthy and socially active communicated to seek control or comfort. As in previous research using the Interpersonal Communication Motives scale (ICM), there were gender differences. Women reported using communication for emotionally expressive reasons, whereas for men reasons were more instrumentally controlling ones. Older people's motives for communication differed somewhat from those of broader range samples, communicating for pleasure, comfort, affection and control. Escape was not given as a salient reason for communicating with others. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980728224 A |
| Classmark | BB: U: TMA: F:5HH: CC: 3F: 4C |
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