Is an Emphasis on Dignity, Honor and Face more an Attribute of Individuals or of Cultural Groups?

Peter B. SMITH; Matthew J. EASTERBROOK; Yasin KOC; Vivian Miu-chi LUN; Dona PAPASTYLIANOU; Lusine GRIGORYAN; Claudio TORRES; Maria EFREMOVA; Bushra HASSAN; Ammar ABBAS; Abd Halim AHMAD; Ahmed AL-BAYATI; Heyla A. AL-SELIM; Joel ANDERSON; Susan E. CROSS; Gisela Isabel DELFINO; Vladimer GAMSAKHURDIA; Alin GAVRELIUC; Dana GAVRELIUC; Pelin GUL; Ceren GÜNSOY; Siugmin LAY; Anna HAKOBJANYAN; Olga LOPUKHOVA; Ping HU; Diane SUNAR; Maria Luisa Mendes TEXEIRA; Doriana TRIPODI; Paola Eunice DIAZ RIVERA; Yvette VAN OSCH; Masaki YUKI; Natsuki OGUSU; Catherine T. KWANTES; Rolando DIAZ-LOVING; Lorena PEREZ-FLORIANO; Trawin CHALEERAKTRAKOON; Phatthanakit CHOBTHAMKIT

doi:10.1177/1069397120979571

Is an Emphasis on Dignity, Honor and Face more an Attribute of Individuals or of Cultural Groups?

Peter B. SMITH^*
, Matthew J. EASTERBROOK
, Yasin KOC
, Vivian Miu-chi LUN
, Dona PAPASTYLIANOU
, Lusine GRIGORYAN
, Claudio TORRES
, Maria EFREMOVA
, Bushra HASSAN
, Ammar ABBAS
, Abd Halim AHMAD
, Ahmed AL-BAYATI
, Heyla A. AL-SELIM
, Joel ANDERSON
, Susan E. CROSS
, Gisela Isabel DELFINO
, Vladimer GAMSAKHURDIA
, Alin GAVRELIUC
, Dana GAVRELIUC
, Pelin GUL

Ceren GÜNSOY, Siugmin LAY, Anna HAKOBJANYAN, Olga LOPUKHOVA, Ping HU, Diane SUNAR, Maria Luisa Mendes TEXEIRA, Doriana TRIPODI, Paola Eunice DIAZ RIVERA, Yvette VAN OSCH, Masaki YUKI, Natsuki OGUSU, Catherine T. KWANTES, Rolando DIAZ-LOVING, Lorena PEREZ-FLORIANO, Trawin CHALEERAKTRAKOON, Phatthanakit CHOBTHAMKIT

^*Corresponding author for this work

Lingnan University

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	106939712097957
Pages (from-to)	95-126
Number of pages	32
Journal	Cross-Cultural Research
Volume	55
Issue number	2-3
Early online date	14 Dec 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1069397120979571
Publication status	Published - Jul 2021

Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The work of Maria Efremova was supported by the framework of the HSE Basic research Program.

Keywords

cultural difference
cultural logic
dignity
face
honour
self-construal

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SMITH, P. B., EASTERBROOK, M. J., KOC, Y., LUN, V. M., PAPASTYLIANOU, D., GRIGORYAN, L., TORRES, C., EFREMOVA, M., HASSAN, B., ABBAS, A., AHMAD, A. H., AL-BAYATI, A., AL-SELIM, H. A., ANDERSON, J., CROSS, S. E., DELFINO, G. I., GAMSAKHURDIA, V., GAVRELIUC, A., GAVRELIUC, D., ... CHOBTHAMKIT, P. (2021). Is an Emphasis on Dignity, Honor and Face more an Attribute of Individuals or of Cultural Groups? Cross-Cultural Research, 55(2-3), 95-126. Article 106939712097957. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069397120979571

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