The cultural grounding of personal relationship: Friendship in North American and West African worlds
The cultural grounding of personal relationship: Friendship in North American and West African worlds
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DOI：
10.1111/1475-6811.00053
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发表时间：
2003-09-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Plaut, VC
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作者：
Adams, G;Plaut, VC
本研究探讨自我和社会现实的不同建构如何影响关系体验。反映了西非世界的相互依存关系，作者假设并观察到加纳的参与者比美国的参与者（n = 50）更有可能提倡对朋友谨慎，并强调友谊中的实际帮助。反映了北美世界的原子独立性，作者假设并观察到美国参与者比加纳参与者更有可能表明一个庞大的友谊网络；强调友谊，尤其是对加纳女性；并强调情感支持，特别是对加纳非学生的情感支持。结果表明，友谊并不是一种普遍存在的形式；相反，它在不同的文化世界中有不同的形式。
This study considers how different constructions of self and social reality influence the experience of relationship. Reflecting the relational interdependence of West African worlds, the authors hypothesized and observed that Ghanaian participants were significantly more likely than U.S.A. participants (ns = 50 each) to advocate caution toward friends and to emphasize practical assistance in friendship. Reflecting the atomistic independence of North American worlds, the authors hypothesized and observed that U.S.A. participants were significantly more likely than Ghanaian participants to indicate a large friendship network; to emphasize companionship, particularly relative to Ghanaian women; and to emphasize emotional support, particularly relative to Ghanaian nonstudents. Results suggest that friendship is not a universal form; instead, it takes different forms in different cultural worlds.