Parent-Child Affectionate Communication Across Cultures: Young Adults’ Perceptions in China, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and the United States

Xiaowen Guan, Emiko Taniguchi-Dorios, Sergey S. Berg, Hye Eun Lee, Department of Emerging Media, University of St, Saint Paul, Communicology Program, School of Communication and Information, University of Hawai, i at Mānoa, Department of Computer and Data Sciences, University of St, Saint Paul, Department of Communication , Ewha Womans University, South Korea

Cross-Cultural Research: The Journal of Comparative Social Science

Published online on May 25, 2026

Abstract

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The current study examines affectionate communication between young adult children and their parents across cultures. Participants (N= 716) from China (n= 201), Saudi Arabia (n= 171), South Korea (n= 159), and the U.S. (n= 185) reported their ...