Background. This review studies technology‐supported interventions to help older adults,
living in situations of reduced mobility, overcome loneliness, and social isolation. The focus …

This third edition of Family Communication carefully examines state-of-the art research and
theories of family communication and family relationships. In addition to presenting …

" This interesting, easy-to-read book provides a comprehensive framework for considering
communication and aging in the context of biology, sociology, and psychology. This thought …

As described by Harwood, Giles, and Ryan (1995) in the previous edition of this handbook,
age groups offer some interesting challenges to traditional intergroup theories, most notably …

This study focused on the identity gap construct and examined its impact within the
grandparent–grandchild relationship. It was hypothesized that identity gaps consist of three …

A variety of systems have been designed to support communication between distance-
separated grandparents and grandchildren. Yet there are few studies of the actual …

Communication technologies play an important role in maintaining the grandparent–
grandchild (GP–GC) relationship. Based on Media Richness Theory, this study investigates …

From the theoretical perspectives of communication accommodation and intergroup contact,
this study examined South Korean young adults'(N= 301) perceptions of their …

Grounded in affection exchange theory (AET; Floyd, 2006), this study examined the extent to
which affection received from grandparents is associated with grandchildren's perceptions of …

From a contact theory perspective, links between variation in young adults' perceptions of
communication with their grandparents and attitudes towards older adults are examined …