Understanding and Misunderstanding Across Cultures

跨文化的理解与误解

• 批准号: 7060775
• 负责人: SHIGEHIRO OISHI
• 金额: $ 22.12万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-08-25 至 2008-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7060775
• 关键词: Asian Americans; adult human (21+); behavior test; behavioral /social science research tag; caucasian American; clinical research; comprehension; culture; dyadic interaction; emotions; face expression; human subject; identity; interpersonal relations; interview; longitudinal human study; mental health; personal log /diary; personality; population survey; quality of life; racial /ethnic difference; self concept; social perception; social psychology

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Despite the recent explosion in cross-cultural research in personality and social psychology, surprisingly little research has addressed basic questions regarding understanding and misunderstanding across cultures. Furthermore, while recent studies have revealed some factors that influence stability and change in self-concepts and personality, virtually none have examined the effect of cross-cultural interactions on stability and change in self-concepts and personality. The present project examines (a) the factors that contribute to subjective feelings of being understood or misunderstood by others with different cultural backgrounds and (b) the antecedents of cross-cultural interactions and the effects of such interactions on self-concepts and personality over time. A series of studies will be conducted to examine key processes involved in understanding and misunderstanding across cultures. Specifically, the author will conduct a 5-year longitudinal study, which includes an experience sampling method and a weekly diary method, as well as surveys over 5 years. This study will test important theoretical questions regarding the effect of personality on the quantity and quality of cross-cultural interactions; and it will test the effect of cross-cultural interactions on personality and self-concepts over time. In addition, a series of laboratory experiments will examine the processes involving expression of the self, accurate or inaccurate perceptions by the partner, affective reactions to the interaction and subjective feelings of being understood and misunderstood. Taken together, the present set of studies utilizing both naturalistic, longitudinal designs, and controlled laboratory experiments, will answer fundamental questions of interpersonal understanding, inter-cultural understanding, and stability and changes in self-concepts and personality.

描述(由申请人提供)：尽管最近人格和社会心理学中的跨文化研究呈爆炸式增长，但令人惊讶的是，很少有研究涉及跨文化理解和误解的基本问题。此外，虽然最近的研究揭示了一些影响自我概念和人格稳定和变化的因素，但几乎没有人研究跨文化互动对自我概念和人格稳定和变化的影响。本项目考察(A)造成被具有不同文化背景的人理解或误解的主观感觉的因素，以及(B)跨文化互动的前因以及这种互动随着时间的推移对自我概念和人格的影响。将进行一系列研究，以考察跨文化理解和误解所涉及的关键过程。具体地说，笔者将进行为期5年的纵向研究，包括经验抽样法和每周日记法，以及5年以上的调查。本研究将检验人格对跨文化互动的数量和质量的影响的重要理论问题，并将检验随着时间的推移，跨文化互动对人格和自我概念的影响。此外，一系列实验室实验将考察自我的表达、伴侣的准确或不准确的感知、对互动的情感反应以及被理解和误解的主观感受。综上所述，这组研究利用自然主义、纵向设计和对照实验室实验，将回答人际理解、跨文化理解以及自我概念和人格的稳定性和变化等基本问题。