Ryan E B, Hamilton J M, See S K
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1994;39(1):21-32. doi: 10.2190/M52C-M2D2-R6C2-3PBM.
To test the implications of Communication Accommodation Theory for intergenerational talk to dependent older persons, eighty young adults and seventy-one older adults evaluated speakers in a brief taped conversation. Specifically, the study was conducted to determine whether the apparent nurturant quality of the baby talk tone of voice and parental style would compensate for the lack of respect associated with this type of patronizing talk to elders. The talk was either secondary baby talk or a neutral variant addressed to an elderly resident in a nursing home by either a nurse or a volunteer. The caregivers who used baby talk were rated as significantly less respectful and competent than their peers in the neutral condition, but no differences were observed for nurturance of the caregiver. The recipients of baby talk were perceived to be less satisfied with the interaction. These findings were true for both caregiver roles and both respondent age groups.
为了检验沟通顺应理论对与依赖他人的老年人进行代际交谈的影响，80名年轻人和71名老年人在一段简短的录音对话中对说话者进行了评价。具体而言，开展这项研究是为了确定婴儿般语调的抚慰特质以及父母式风格是否能弥补这种对长辈屈尊俯就式交谈中所缺乏的尊重。对话内容要么是对养老院老年居民使用的二级婴儿语，要么是由护士或志愿者使用的中性变体语言。使用婴儿语的护理人员在尊重程度和能力方面的评分显著低于处于中性语言条件下的同行，但在护理人员的关怀方面未观察到差异。使用婴儿语的接受者对互动的满意度较低。这些发现对护理人员角色和两个被调查年龄组均适用。
