Where is the evidence for pancultural self-enhancement? A reply to Sedikides, Gaertner, and Toguchi (2003)
Where is the evidence for pancultural self-enhancement? A reply to Sedikides, Gaertner, and Toguchi (2003)
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DOI：
10.1037/0022-3514.89.4.531
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发表时间：
2005-10-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Heine, SJ
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作者：
Heine, SJ
C. Sedikides、L. Gaertner 和 Y. Toguchi (2003) 认为，自我增强动机（定义为以过于积极的方式看待自己的倾向）是普遍存在的。本文对他们的主张提出质疑。对文献的回顾表明，许多研究相互矛盾。他们关于东亚自我增强的特定领域性质的发现。有人认为 Sedikides 等人。没有重复过去的研究，因为他们没有在研究中衡量自我增强。本文为理解自我增强的跨文化差异提供了理论基础，并通过探索积极自尊的两种不同概念来考虑普遍性问题。
C. Sedikides, L. Gaertner, and Y. Toguchi (2003) maintained that the self-enhancement motivation (as defined by tendencies to view oneself in overly positive terms) is universal. The present article challenges their claim. A review of the literature revealed that many studies contradict. their findings regarding the domain-specific nature of East Asian self-enhancement. It is argued that Sedikides et al. did not replicate past research because they did not measure self-enhancement in their studies. The present article provides a theoretical basis for understanding cross-cultural differences in self-enhancement and considers the question of universality by exploring 2 different conceptualizations of positive self-regard.