Integrating Trait and Cultural Psychology Perspectives on Personality Processes Across Cultures

整合特质和文化心理学视角来看待跨文化的人格过程

• 批准号: 0953940
• 负责人: A. Timothy Church
• 金额: $ 50.07万
• 依托单位: Washington State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-02-15 至 2014-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0953940&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integrating; Trait; Cultural; Psychology; Perspectives

This research integrates the theoretical perspectives of personality trait psychologists and cultural psychologists to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between culture and personality, as well as the impact of personality on behavior and mental health in different cultures. Cross-cultural research on personality processes can identify cultural universals and differences, and clarify the role of socio-cultural factors in personality, behavior, and psychological well-being. In six studies, across nine countries including the United States, Australia, Norway, Mexico, Venezuela, Philippines, Malaysia, China, and Japan, the investigators will address fundamental questions regarding personality and mental health across cultures, including the following: Do personality traits predict important behaviors and mental health equally well in different cultures? Do people in different cultures vary in the consistency or stability of their personality characteristics across different situational contexts? Is such consistency more important for mental health in some cultures than others? Are there universal psychological needs that account for personality consistency and well-being in all cultures? While the significance of the research for scientific theory derives in part, from the importance of integrating the personality trait and cultural psychology perspectives, the broader impacts of this work are notable. Indeed, the involvement of collaborators from countries that are underrepresented in the scientific literature will contribute to a broadening of the data base of scientific psychology, and this will ultimately have important implications for mental health interventions and treatment outcomes in each of the societies.

本研究整合了人格特质心理学家和文化心理学家的理论观点，以期更全面地理解文化与人格的关系，以及不同文化中人格对行为和心理健康的影响。 对人格过程的跨文化研究可以识别文化共性和差异，并澄清社会文化因素在人格，行为和心理健康中的作用。在美国、澳大利亚、挪威、墨西哥、委内瑞拉、菲律宾、马来西亚、中国和日本等九个国家的六项研究中，研究人员将解决跨文化人格和心理健康的基本问题，包括以下问题：人格特质在不同文化中同样能预测重要的行为和心理健康吗？不同文化背景下的人在不同的情境中，其人格特征的一致性或稳定性是否会有所不同？在某些文化中，这种一致性对心理健康是否比其他文化更重要？在所有的文化中，是否存在着普遍的心理需求来解释人格的一致性和幸福感？虽然这项研究对科学理论的重要性部分来自整合人格特质和文化心理学视角的重要性，但这项工作的更广泛影响是值得注意的。事实上，来自科学文献中代表性不足的国家的合作者的参与将有助于扩大科学心理学的数据库，这最终将对每个社会的心理健康干预和治疗结果产生重要影响。