Culture and self-concept flexibility
Culture and self-concept flexibility
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DOI：
10.1177/014616702237578
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发表时间：
2002-11-01
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
Choi, Y
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作者：
Choi, I;Choi, Y
过去的研究表明，东亚人比美国人更能容忍明显的矛盾，更容易接受矛盾的信念。本研究通过三项研究来检验东亚人的这种辩证倾向是否也会在自我信念中发现。结果表明，在所有三项研究中，韩国人在不同背景下对自我的信念都比美国人更不一致。与美国人不同，韩国人在被问到有多外向时，认为自己比被问到有多内向时更外向（研究1）。与美国人相比，韩国人在各种人格维度上的相对地位也表现出不太一致的信念（研究2）。例如，当被问及他们有多诚实时，韩国人对他们相对诚实的评价与被问及他们与同龄人相比有多不诚实时不同。韩国人的价值偏好波动也比美国人大（研究3）。本研究结果的一些影响进行了讨论。
Past research has shown that East Asians are more tolerant of, apparent contradiction and tend to accept contradictory beliefs more readily than Americans. The present research examined through three studies whether such a dialectical tendency among East Asians also would be found in beliefs about the self. The results showed that in all three studies, Koreans displayed inconsistent beliefs about the self across contexts more than Americans. Unlike Americans, Koreans considered themselves more extroverted when asked how extroverted they were than when asked how introverted they were (Study 1). Koreans also exhibited less consistent beliefs about their relative standings on various personality dimensions than did Americans (Study 2). For example, Koreans evaluated their relative honesty differently when asked how honest they were than when asked how dishonest they were compared to their peers. Koreans also exhibited greater fluctuations in value preferences than did Americans (Study 3). Some implications of the present findings are discussed.