What moves people to action? Culture and motivation
What moves people to action? Culture and motivation
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DOI：
10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.10.028
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发表时间：
2016-04-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Markus, Hazel Rose
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作者：
Markus, Hazel Rose
对动机的研究回答了这样一个问题：在特定的情况下，是什么促使人们采取行动。大量的研究提供了令人信服的证据，证明这个问题的答案取决于文化背景。在个人主义的西方，特别是在受过大学教育的中产阶级北美，“好”行为的动机，如持续的生产性能，通常被理解为来自个人的偏好和价值观。然而，在大多数情况下（多数人世界的情况下），动机的形式是接受特定的他人，实现期望，并遵循文化上的规范。用不匹配的动机模型来解释人们的行为会导致非理性、缺陷或不道德的推论，是跨文化交际的障碍。
The study of motivation answers the question: what moves people to action in particular situations. A large volume of research provides compelling evidence that the answer to this question depends on the cultural context. In the individualist West, particularly in middle-class, college educated North America, the motivation for 'good' actions such as persistent productive performance is commonly understood to come from preferences and values inside the person. Yet in most contexts (those of the majority world), motivation takes form as being receptive to specific others, realizing expectations, and following culturally inscribed norms. Explaining the actions of people with a mismatched model of motivation can lead to inferences of irrationality, deficiency or immorality and is a barrier to intercultural communication.