Is an Emphasis on Dignity, Honor and Face more an Attribute of Individuals or of Cultural Groups?. (July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Smith, Peter B.; Easterbrook, Matthew J.; Koc, Yasin; Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi; Papastylianou, Dona; Grigoryan, Lusine; Torres, Claudio; Efremova, Maria; Hassan, Bushra; Abbas, Ammar; Ahmad, Abd Halim; al-Bayati, Ahmed; Selim, Heyla A.; Anderson, Joel; Cross, Susan E.; Delfino, Gisela Isabel; Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer; Gavreliuc, Alin; Gavreliuc, Dana; Gul, Pelin; Günsoy, Ceren; Hakobjanyan, Anna; Lay, Siugmin; Lopukhova, Olga; Hu, Ping; Sunar, Diane; Texeira, Maria Luisa Mendes; Tripodi, Doriana; Diaz Rivera, Paola Eunice; van Osch, Yvette; Yuki, Masaki; Ogusu, Natsuki; Kwantes, Catherine T.; Diaz-Loving, Rolando; Pérez-Floriano, Lorena; Chaleeraktrakoon, Trawin; Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit;
• Is Part Of: Cross-cultural research. Volume 55:Number 2/3(2021)
• Page Start: 95
• Page End: 126
• Publication Date: 2021-07
• Subjects: cultural difference -- cultural logic -- dignity -- honour -- face -- self-construal; Social sciences -- Periodicals; 300.72
• DOI: 10.1177/1069397120979571
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1069-3971

Abstract

This study compares the individual-level and sample-level predictive utility of a measure of the cultural logics of dignity, honor, and face. University students in 29 samples from 24 nations used a simple measure to rate their perceptions of the interpersonal cultural logic characterizing their local culture. The nomological net of these measures was then explored. Key dependent measures included three different facets of independent versus interdependent self-construal, relevant attitudes and values, reported handling of actual interpersonal conflicts, and responses to normative settings. Multilevel analyses revealed both individual- and sample-level effects but the dignity measure showed more individual-level effects, whereas sample-level effects were relatively more important with the face measure. The implications of this contrast are discussed.