ArticleAuthors: Bo Feng; JooYoung Jang; Wenjing Pan; Siyue Li; Qian Wang (2019)
Advice is a culturally universal form of supportive communication. This study examined cultural similarities and differences between American (N = 248) and Chinese (N = 225) college students in their responses to advice messages that differ in terms of argument explicitness and use of facework. A 2 (articulation of response efficacy: presence vs. absence) × 2 (articulation of feasibility: presence vs. absence) × 2 (articulation of absence of limitations: presence vs. absence) × 2 (use of facework: presence vs. absence) experimental design was used in the study. A hypothetical problem situation (failing an exam) was employed in the design and three types of advice substance were included (... 
