Age differences in social preferences among Taiwanese and mainland Chinese: The role of perceived time

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作者
Fung, HH
Lai, P
Ng, R
机构
[1] Univ Alberta, Dept Psychol, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Psychol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Dept Human Biol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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10.1037//0882-7974.16.2.351
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R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
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1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Socioemotional selectivity theory holds that as people recognize the inevitable constraint of time imposed by mortality, their social goals change, motivating them to limit social contacts to those with whom they are emotionally close. This theory was tested among Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese. As predicted, results showed that older adults (aged 60-90 years) in both cultures were more likely than younger adults (aged 18-30 years) to prefer familiar social partners who were most likely to provide emotionally close social interactions. Mainland Chinese, who as a group have shorter actuarial life expectancy, were more likely to prefer familiar social partners than were Taiwanese. These age and cultural differences were eliminated when differences in perceived time were statistically controlled for.
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页码:351 / 356
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