A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Imagined Interactions

Autor/inn/en	McCann, Robert M.; Honeycutt, James M.
Titel	A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Imagined Interactions
Quelle	In: Human Communication Research, 32 (2006) 3, S.274-301 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-3989
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-2958.2006.00276.x
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Interaction; Young Adults; Self Concept; Behavior Standards; Social Behavior; Intercultural Communication; Imagination; Comparative Analysis; Japan; Thailand; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Interaktion; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Selbstkonzept; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; USA
Abstract	This study examines imagined interactions (IIs) among young adults in the United States, Thailand, and Japan. A comparison of means across cultures on II characteristics reveals that the Japanese participants have the widest variety of II partners, whereas the American participants are the most self-dominant in their IIs and demonstrate the most II frequency. As for II functions, Japanese and Thai participants keep conflict alive via their IIs more than the Americans, whereas the Thais utilize the II rehearsal and self-understanding functions the least. The Japanese participants use the II boldness function, which focuses on escaping from societal norms via one's IIs, more than the Thais and Americans. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10