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Liu, Meina., Burleson, Brant., Liu, Yan. and Mortenson, Steven. "Assessing Gender Differences in Chinese Evaluations of Emotional Support Values, Goals, Coping Behaviors, and Messages" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY, <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p12570_index.html>

Liu, M. , Burleson, B. R., Liu, Y. and Mortenson, S. "Assessing Gender Differences in Chinese Evaluations of Emotional Support Values, Goals, Coping Behaviors, and Messages" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p12570_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Despite sporadic efforts to investigate cultural differences in supportive communication, little research has assessed (a) how native people residing in a different country evaluate the emotional support they receive and provide, and (b) whether current understandings of gender-related similarities and differences with regard to emotional support derived from American samples extend to other cultures. The present study provides such assessments. Participants (N = 253) were native-born Chinese attending a major Chinese university enrolling students from all major cities and provinces of the country. These participants responded to a detailed, Chinese-language questionnaire that assessed (a) the value placed on emotional support skills, (b) goals typically pursued in emotional support situations, and (c) evaluations of different coping strategies for providing emotional support, and (d) perceptions of the sensitivity of different comforting messages. Results indicated that whereas Chinese women rated emotional support skills as more important than Chinese men, women and men differed only occasionally in their evaluations of the perceived appropriateness of different support goals and the perceived effectiveness of different support strategies and messages. These results are compared to those obtained in previous research with samples of Americans and sojourning Chinese.

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