Social perspective?taking ability, cognitive complexity and listener?adapted communication in early and late adolescence
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Monographs
- Vol. 46 (1) , 40-51
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03637757909375989
Abstract
Responses provided by high school freshmen and seniors to hypothetical persuasive and empathic communication situations involving peers were coded according to the level of perspective‐taking implied in the communicative strategy. Older adolescents were found to use. higher level communication strategies reflecting greater perspective‐taking ability than younger adolescents on both tasks. Although the quantity and quality of interpersonal constructs supplied in describing peers varied between age groups, this was not shown to affect communication within age group levels. The group membership of the other being addressed was, however, a relevant condition affecting the level of performance in empathic communication for both early and late adolescents.Keywords
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