title: Importance of life domains in different cultural groups.
abstract: This study assessed the role of individualism and collectivism in the shaping of personal values of Canadians, Israelis, and Palestinians. Based on Sagie and Elizur's (1996) multifaceted approach, we distinguished personal values that are individual centered (i.e., associated with one's home, family, or work) from collective-centered values (i.e., associated with the religion, sports, or politics). The magnitude of the difference between both value types differs according to cultural orientation. As compared with Palestinians, we predicted that Canadians and Israelis would rank individual-centered values higher and collective-centered values lower. Data obtained from samples of Palestinians, Israelis, and Canadians supported this hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Business Administration, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. elizud@mail.biu.ac.il
authors.forename: Dov
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elizur
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kantor
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yaniv
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sagie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology*; D002170:Canada; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007557:Israel; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D012933:Social Identification; D012945:Social Values; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*