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Conversation Topics and Communication Satisfaction in Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships

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ID2350060
AuthorsMei-Chen Lin (0000-0002-5526-5546, University of Kansas, corresponding author), J Harwood (0000-0003-1623-9668, University of Kansas), Jaye L Bonnesen (Georgia State University)
Year2002
Volume21
Issue3
Pages302-323
Publication date2002-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-927X • E-ISSN: 1552-6526
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0261927x02021003005
OpenAlexW2169429876
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited40

This article investigated college students' and their grandparents' (n = 103 dyads) reports of topics in conversation with each other. For grandparents and grandchildren, family and education were the two most frequently mentioned topics. Other popular topics were leisure and friendship for both grandparents and grandchildren. Acluster analysis was performed to group the grandparent-grandchild dyads according to their topic reports. Four dyadic clusters were identified: family relationships, social activity talk, social and work talk, and impersonal events. Grandparents and grandchildren demonstrated moderate levels of agreement in the topics they reported. No association was found between reports of topics and communication satisfaction whether the reported topics were treated individually or dyadically. Theoretical implications for the literature on intergenerational communication both within and outside of family contexts are discussed

Conversation · Developmental psychology · Friendship · Grandchild · Grandparent · Aging and Gerontology Research · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Communication · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citation span2005 - 2022 (18)
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