Topics in Cognitive Science· 2026Q1· Review
Cross‐Cultural Dimensions of Communication in Aging: A Review and Update
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East Asian cultures report greater negative attitudes toward older people than Western samples, contrary to intuition, likely due to cultural norms around reporting perceptions.
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- East Asian cultures report greater negative attitudes toward older people compared to North American, Western European, and Australasian samples.
- Cultural norms and reporting styles may explain the counterintuitive finding of more negative attitudes in East Asian cultures.
- Modernization and cultural convergence may be leading to increased similarity in aging perceptions across cultures.
- Significant interregional variability exists in perceptions of communication and aging, even within large regions like Asia.
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Abstract
Abstract This article reviews and updates the current state of communication, culture, and aging research. Although novel avenues of investigation within the discipline continue to evolve, extant research findings are categorized into three principal areas. First, and somewhat counterintuitively, evidence suggests individuals in many East Asian cultures report meaningfully greater negative attitudes toward older people than those in North American, Western European, and Australasian samples, a finding that requires contextual interpretation regarding cultural norms and the reporting of aging perceptions. Second, cultures may be becoming more similar in their perceptions of aging due to factors including modernization and cultural convergence, and third, there is considerable interregional variability (e.g., within Asia) in people's perceptions of communication and aging. Communication, whether mediated, face‐to‐face, or other, is central to how we relate to and interact with those of the same and different ages.
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