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View article: Individualism-Collectivism: Reconstructing Hofstede’s Dimension of Cultural Differences
Individualism-Collectivism: Reconstructing Hofstede’s Dimension of Cultural Differences Open
Individualism-Collectivism (I-C), a key concept in cross-cultural research and one of the most studied context variables in personality, social, and developmental psychology, is often treated as synonymous with Hofstede’s pioneering nation…
View article: The Effect of National Culture on Evacuation Response Behaviour: A Cross-Cultural Survey
The Effect of National Culture on Evacuation Response Behaviour: A Cross-Cultural Survey Open
Are there cultural differences and similarities in the way occupants respond to evacuation notifications? Evacuation response behaviour is characterised by the way occupants react to evacuation notifications to validate what is happening a…
View article: Relationships between Big Five personality traits and individual-level cultural components
Relationships between Big Five personality traits and individual-level cultural components Open
View article: Comparative Culturology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: How Comparing Societal Cultures Differs From Comparing Individuals’ Minds Across Cultures
Comparative Culturology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: How Comparing Societal Cultures Differs From Comparing Individuals’ Minds Across Cultures Open
Cross-cultural research in social and behavioral sciences has expanded hugely over the past 50 years, but progress is currently hampered by a lack of appreciation of the profoundly differing principles and goals of two distinct traditions.…
View article: A Transposition of the Minkov-Hofstede Model of Culture to the Individual Level of Analysis: Evidence from Mongolia
A Transposition of the Minkov-Hofstede Model of Culture to the Individual Level of Analysis: Evidence from Mongolia Open
After Hofstede proposed individualism-collectivism (IDV-COLL) as a dimension of national culture, numerous studies have used that name to refer to individual-level psychological constructs, based on theories and empirical operationalizatio…
View article: Flexible societies excelled in saving lives in the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
Flexible societies excelled in saving lives in the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Background Previous studies have shown that national cultural traits, such as collectivism–individualism and tightness–looseness, are associated with COVID-19 infection and mortality rates. However, although East Asian countries have outpe…
View article: The Big Five and Big Two personality factors in Mongolia
The Big Five and Big Two personality factors in Mongolia Open
Etic psychometric tools work less well in non-Western than in Western cultures, whereas data collected online in the former societies tend to be of superior quality to those from face-to-face interviews. This represents a challenge to the …
View article: A “Harsh” Culture, Alcoholism, Climate, and Social Hardship Explain National Differences in Suicide Rates
A “Harsh” Culture, Alcoholism, Climate, and Social Hardship Explain National Differences in Suicide Rates Open
Suicide is a major cause of death in Central and Northeast Europe and Northeast Asia. The literature on this geographic pattern has not reached consensus. The authors propose an analysis of the view that national culture may be a risk fact…
View article: Are Different Two-Dimensional Models of Culture Just a Matter of Different Rotations? Evidence From the Analysis Based on the WVS/EVS
Are Different Two-Dimensional Models of Culture Just a Matter of Different Rotations? Evidence From the Analysis Based on the WVS/EVS Open
There is a need for a simple and graspable model of culture covering the main cultural differences across modern nations. A two-dimensional model might be a reasonable choice. We analyzed data from the World Values Survey and the European …
View article: On “Nationology”: The Gravitational Field of National Culture
On “Nationology”: The Gravitational Field of National Culture Open
Nations have been questioned as meaningful units for analyzing culture due to their limited variance-capturing power and large internal heterogeneity. Against this skepticism, we argue that culture is by definition a collective phenomenon …
View article: What would people do with their money if they were rich? A search for Hofstede dimensions across 52 countries
What would people do with their money if they were rich? A search for Hofstede dimensions across 52 countries Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the replicability of Hofstede’s value-based dimensions – masculinity–femininity (MAS–FEM) and individualism–collectivism (IDV–COLL) – in the field of consumer behavior, and to compare cultural p…