Sentences with phrase «collectivistic culture of»

The scales are specifically relevant to the examination - oriented education system and collectivistic culture of China.

However, since individual socioemotional well - being has traditionally been neglected in the collectivistic culture of China, adolescent mental and behavioural problems are not well identified, and have not received adequate attention from professionals and the public.13

Owing to the cross-cultural differences with respect to the formation and expression of mental problems as mentioned above, in the current study, we developed and validated four brief scales according to the characteristics of adolescents in the examination - oriented education system and collectivistic culture of China.

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Irreligious and idolatrous cultures may take many forms, from the pure self - seeking of irresponsible individualism, through the various types of more or less organized pursuit of advantage, to the collectivistic autonomy of a totalitarian «people's democracy.»

Unlike Western cultures, where harmonious social relations rest upon the satisfaction of individual needs or rights and fairness to all, «proper behavior in the Confucian collectivistic culture is defined by social roles, with mutual obligation among members of society and the fulfillment of their duties for each other being emphasized» (Ho, 2001, p. 100).

Teacher authority and suppression of individual expression are deeply rooted in Confucian and collectivistic cultures (Ho, 2001).

They are viewed here as students with high - context learning experiences and expectations (Hall in Beyond Culture, Anchor, New York, (1976), and a collectivistic orientation, with a pragmatic, rather than academic way of looking at the world, who are marginalized and disoriented in US classrooms.

In collectivistic cultures, relationships are enduring due to social ties that are reified by mutual obligations between members of the family, clan, or religion.

Thus, being embedded in a richly interconnected social network, as is present in collectivistic cultures, might be particularly important for maintaining the well - being of short / short individuals.

Hence, culture variation in the epidemiological prevalence of anxiety and depression is likely due to geographical variation in the cultural adoption of collectivistic social norms.

Given the adaptive value of collectivistic cultural values, it is possible that increased pathogen prevalence in East Asian regions may be associated with increased collectivistic values due to genetic selection of the S allele of the serotonin transporter gene within collectivistic cultures.

Consistent with a gene - by - environment (GxE) theory of affective disorders, reduced exposure to chronic life stress for individuals living in collectivistic relative to individualistic cultures would then cause reduced prevalence of affective disorders among genetically susceptible individuals.

This finding is compatible with previous research, suggesting that in collectivistic cultures (e.g., Japan: Steger et al., 2008c or China: Wang & Dai, 2008) presence of meaning and search for meaning are positively correlated.

We found evidence that collectivistic cultures were significantly more likely to comprise individuals carrying the short (S) allele of the 5 - HTTLPR across 29 nations.

Specifically, we hypothesized that increased frequency of S allele carriers of the 5 - HTTLPR functional polymorphism within East Asia is due to culture — gene coevolution, whereby collectivistic cultural values serve an adaptive function, reducing the probability of environmental stress, a known catalyst of negative affect, thus leading to genetic selection of the S allele within collectivistic cultures.

We hypothesized that increased pathogen prevalence is associated with increased collectivistic values due to genetic selection of the S allele of the serotonin transporter gene within collectivistic cultures.

A collectivistic culture values harmony within the group, and the individual gain is considered to be less important than improvement of the social group.14 Embarrassment may be more common in collectivistic cultures because it is induced by external sanctions.15 «Taijin kyofusho» (the fear of offending or embarrassing the other person) is an example of a culturally specific expression of anxiety in Asian countries.16 Biological evidence also showed that people who live in collectivist cultures are more likely than those in individualistic cultures to have a form of the serotonin transporter gene that correlates with higher rates of anxiety and depression.17

By contrast, collectivistic cultures endorse thinking of people as highly interconnected to one another.

Physical, verbal and relational aggression have been identified as distinct entities in many cultures and countries.16, 17,18,19,20 Typically, physical aggression is viewed as unacceptable by parents and is associated with peer rejection in most countries.21, 22,16,23,24,25,8,26 Nevertheless, meta - analyses have demonstrated that cultures characterized by collectivistic and Confucian values generally show lower levels of aggression, regardless of type, towards peers than their Western counterparts.27

The Bridging Cultures Project was designed to train teachers at the preschool and elementary level to become aware of the collectivistic or familistic cultural orientation that children from Latino immigrant families with roots in Mexico or Central America bring with them from home into their school environments.

In collectivistic cultures, family reputation within the community and sharing of resources among family members is particularly prevalent.

In collectivistic cultures, traditional family values are particularly central to group cohesion, with the institution of marriage playing a prominent role in the transference of these values [51].

Conversely, a higher degree of parental influence on mate choice and relationship functioning is still evident among Eastern, collectivistic cultures, where greater emphasis is placed on family cohesion and the needs of the group over those of the individual [3].

Macdonald, Marshall, Gere, Shimotomai and Lies [31] found that in collectivistic cultures, confidence in the relationship was derived at least in part from the approval of family members towards the couple's relationship.

Nevertheless, as individuals from collectivistic cultures remain dependent on family approval for their mate selection [31], parental influence may suppress the positive effects of family allocentrism on commitment.

Collectivistic cultures prompt young adults to regard love and romantic relationships within the larger context of their familial and societal obligations (Yang 1968).

This, then, may lead young adults within collectivistic cultures to emphasize the pragmatic functions of dating and eventual marriage, while having less concern with notions of «love» and «romance» (Hsu 1981).