Congruence and functions of personal and cultural values: do my values reflect my culture's values?
Two studies are described examining the correlation between self- and culture-referenced values at a culture level (Study 1) and correlation between self- and culture-referenced values and self-reported behavior at an individual level (Study 2). It is found that values related to individual-group relationships (embeddedness) and expression and experience of affective feelings and emotions (affective autonomy) are significantly correlated at a culture level. In Study 2, culture-referenced values are shown to correlate with behaviors attached to social norms, whereas self-rated values are found to correlate with behaviors that are not norm-governed. Implications for measurement of cultural values and cultural and cross-cultural research designs are discussed.
Fischer
Ronald
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Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research, School of Psychology, Victoria University Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand. ronald.fischer@vuw.ac.nz
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001118:Argentina; D001938:Brazil; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010568:Peru; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States