Ethnic communication: A comparative analysis of satisfying communication

Hecht, Michael L.; Ribeau, Sidney A.

doi:10.1016/0147-1767(84)90036-1

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“…Consistent with this finding, Hecht and Ribeau (1984) found that for AfricanAmericans, satisfying conversations with friends were best described by items such as "The other person genuinely wanted to get to know me" and "Being with the other person was enough." In contrast, satisfying conversations for Euro-American friends were characterized by items like "The look in the other person's eyes told me we wanted similar things" and "I was able to release bottled up feelings."…”

Section: Some Communicative Practices Of African-americanssupporting

confidence: 73%

“…This hypothesis is consistent with studies showing that although African-Americans are extremely expressive in many domains, emotional support is not one of them. Both Hammer and Gudykunst (1987) and Hecht and Ribeau (1984) report that talk about emotions and feelings is less common among-and less salient to-AfricanAmerican friends than among EuroAmerican friends. The reason for this lack of emphasis on feelings is unclear.…”

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“…Obviously, the larger cultural context in which Asian-Americans find themselvcs may wcll inlluence the extent to which traditional Eastern values are upheld. However, ethnic groups consist of individuals who are racially and linguistically distinct from the larger culture, but who share similar communicative rituals and routines among themselves (e.g., Collier, Ribeau, & Hecht, 1986;Hecht & Ribeau, 1984;Hoopes, 1979); clearly, AsianAmericans fit these criteria. Moreover, scholars increasingly agree that ethnicity endures for many generations (cf.…”

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Ethnicity and emotional support in same‐sex friendship: A comparison of Asian‐Americans, African‐Americans, and Euro‐Americans

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Mortenson

et al. 1997

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Emotional support is a central feature around which white, middle-class adults organizc their same-sex friendships. The purpose of this study was to examine whether emotional support is accorded the same significance in the friendships of Asian-and African-Americans. Participants included 199 students (60 Euro-American men and women, 80 Asian-American men and womeh and 59 African-American men and women) attending either a state or private university in California. Each participant completed three different questionnaires designed to assess perceptions of (a) the importance of comforting skill in same-sex friendship; (b) the significance of emotion-focused versus problem-focused goals in situations requiring emotional support; and (c) the sensitivity and effectiveness of various comforting strategies. Several significant differences due to ethnicity were found in participants' perceptions of emotional support and its attendant behaviors. These and related findings are discussed in terms of their implifations for the conduct of same-sex friendship among individuals from different ethnic backgrounds.

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Section: Some Communicative Practices Of African-americanssupporting

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Ethnicity and emotional support in same‐sex friendship: A comparison of Asian‐Americans, African‐Americans, and Euro‐Americans

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Whaley²,

Mortenson

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“…However, one of two areas in which European Americans exceeded African Americans pertained to the discussion of emotions and feelings. In a related vein, Hecht and Ribeau (1984) observed that whereas simply ''being with the other person'' characterized satisfying conversations for African Americans, ''releasing bottled up feelings'' typified satisfying interactions for European Americans. Such results led Hecht and Ribeau to conclude that European Americans emphasize the emotional aspects of friendship to a greater extent than do African Americans.…”

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The Role of Communication in Same-Sex Friendships: A Comparison among African Americans, Asian Americans, and European Americans

Samter¹,

Burleson

2005

Communication Quarterly

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This study explored whether affectively oriented forms of communication are accorded the same significance in the friendships of Asian and African Americans as they are in the friendships of European Americans. Participants (72 Asian American men and women; 50 African American men and women; and 55 European American men and women) indicated the importance of affectively versus instrumentally oriented communication skills using a revised version of the authors' Communication Functions Questionnaire. Results indicated a complex pattern of differences due to ethnicity, sex, and type of communication skill. In particular, European American women viewed the affectively oriented skills of their same-sex friends as more important than did African American women. These and related findings are discussed in terms of the role communication plays in friendships, and how this role is moderated by ethnicity and sex.

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“…The cultural specificity of the program components is based on prior research, which found ethnic differences in common communication styles, competencies, and norms (Hecht and Ribeau 1984;Hecht et al 1990) and drug use contexts (Gosin et al 2003). Based on this research, three versions of the curriculum have been developed: 1) A Latino version, which primarily reflects Mexican American and Mexican values (e.g., familismo, or family orientation), 2) A Non-Latino version, grounded primarily in European American and African American values, and 3) A Multicultural version, which combines half of the lessons from the Latino version and half of the lessons from the non-Latino version Kulis et al 2005).…”

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The Efficacy of a Multicultural Prevention Intervention among Urban American Indian Youth in the Southwest U.S.

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This study explored how a non-targeted group of ethnic minority youth might or might not benefit from a prevention intervention focused on other cultural groups. The study specifically evaluated the effects of an evidence-based drug prevention curriculum with a sample of urban American Indian youth in the southwest U.S., most of whom self-reported multi-ethnic heritages. Using growth curve modeling, this research examined the developmental trajectory of drug use for these youth, and compared it with the trajectory of youth from other racial/ethnic groups at preintervention, post-intervention, and two follow up time periods. Results indicate that alcohol and marijuana use increased from pre-intervention across subsequent time periods for all youth. The drug use of the American Indian youth in the treatment group increased on some measures. Specifically, they reported a steeper trajectory in the amount and frequency of alcohol and marijuana use compared to the youths in the treatment groups with other racial/ethnic identifications. The implications of these findings for the development of culturally grounded prevention programs for multiethnic, urban American Indian youth are discussed. Editors' Strategic Implications: This research provides a specific example, but also makes a strong global argument, for the need to develop and evaluate prevention programs that are culturally grounded in the worldview of the target group.

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Ethnic communication: A comparative analysis of satisfying communication

Cited by 63 publications

References 20 publications

Ethnicity and emotional support in same‐sex friendship: A comparison of Asian‐Americans, African‐Americans, and Euro‐Americans

Ethnicity and emotional support in same‐sex friendship: A comparison of Asian‐Americans, African‐Americans, and Euro‐Americans

The Role of Communication in Same-Sex Friendships: A Comparison among African Americans, Asian Americans, and European Americans

The Efficacy of a Multicultural Prevention Intervention among Urban American Indian Youth in the Southwest U.S.

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