Zhang Yan Bing
Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA.
J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2004 Dec;19(4):299-319. doi: 10.1023/B:JCCG.0000044686.61485.94.
This study examined young adults' written accounts of intergenerational communication in conflict situations in the People's Republic of China. Using a content analysis approach, this study identified five major types of initiating factors that precipitated intergenerational conflict. Old-to-young criticism was most frequent, followed by illegitimate demand and rebuff. The least frequent initiating factors included young-to-old criticism and disagreement/generation gap. In addition, results indicated that more rebuffs were from nonfamily elders than from family elders, whereas disagreement with family elders was more frequent than with non-family elders. Proportionally speaking, no differences emerged between family and nonfamily elders for criticism (both old-to-young and young-to-old) and illegitimate demand. Results are discussed with respect to research in intergenerational communication, interpersonal conflict, and the Chinese socio-cultural norm of hierarchy and filial piety.
本研究考察了中国年轻人对代际冲突情境下代际沟通的书面描述。采用内容分析法，本研究确定了引发代际冲突的五种主要起始因素。长辈对晚辈的批评最为常见，其次是不合理要求和拒绝。最不常见的起始因素包括晚辈对长辈的批评以及分歧/代沟。此外，结果表明，来自非家庭长辈的拒绝比来自家庭长辈的更多，而与家庭长辈的分歧比与非家庭长辈的更频繁。从比例上来说，在批评（包括长辈对晚辈和晚辈对长辈）和不合理要求方面，家庭长辈和非家庭长辈之间没有差异。研究结果结合代际沟通、人际冲突以及中国等级制度和孝道的社会文化规范进行了讨论。
