Stankov, Lazar (2011) Individual, country and societal cluster differences on measures of personality, attitudes, values, and social norms. Learning and Individual Differences, 21 (1). pp. 55-66. ISSN 1041-6080
Abstract
This study investigated cross-cultural differences on 38 subscales from 4 major domains-personality, social attitudes, values, and social norms. These scales were administered to participants who took the Test of English as a Foreign Language™ (TOEFL®, N=1,600) and U.S. college students (N=429). Total variability of each subscale was split into individual, country (45), and societal cluster (9 world regions) components using hierarchical linear modeling procedures. Individual variability accounted for between 67.69% and 96.43%, and country and societal clusters accounted for, on average, 11% of the total variance. Furthermore, cross-cultural effects attributable to country and societal clusters were less pronounced on measures of personality and values than they were on measures of social attitudes and social norms. A composite representing the conservatism dimension showed pronounced cultural differences (25% of total variance), and the pattern of means revealed that Europeans hold more liberal attitudes, values, and beliefs than people from other world regions.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Published version cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | No Faculty |
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| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2017 03:16 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2017 03:17 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cross-cultural differences; HLM analysis; personality; social attitudes; social norms |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170109 Personality, Abilities and Assessment |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2010.09.002 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/32819 |
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