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Perceptions of Social Transgressions in Adulthood

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  • Laura M. Miller
  • Susan T. Charles
  • Karen L. Fingerman

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People may react differently when individuals of different ages commit a social faux pas. Younger (22 to 35 years old) and older (65 to 77 years old) participants read vignettes where age of characters committing social transgressions varied (young vs. old). Participants rated whether the offended person would respond with engagement, confrontational, and avoidant behaviors and how much people would blame or forgive the transgressor. Multilevel models revealed endorsement of avoidant behaviors with older transgressors, confrontational behaviors with younger transgressors, and engagement behaviors with both. Levels of blame and forgiveness mediated this association, with less blame and greater forgiveness of older adults. Discussion focuses on the social input model and why adults may regulate reactions to interpersonal problems with older adults. Copyright 2009, Oxford University Press.

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  • Laura M. Miller & Susan T. Charles & Karen L. Fingerman, 2009. "Perceptions of Social Transgressions in Adulthood," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 64(5), pages 551-559.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:64b:y:2009:i:5:p:551-559
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    1. Allison R. Heid & Steven H. Zarit & Karen L. Fingerman, 2016. ""My Parent is so Stubborn!" -Perceptions of Aging Parents' Persistence, Insistence, and Resistance," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 71(4), pages 602-612.

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