Congruence and functions of personal and cultural values: do my values reflect my culture's values?

Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2006 Nov;32(11):1419-31. doi: 10.1177/0146167206291425.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Affect
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Culture*
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • India
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • New Zealand
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Peru
  • Self Concept*
  • Social Behavior
  • Social Values*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Taiwan
  • United Kingdom
  • United States