Sentences with phrase «in collectivistic cultures»

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.

Insofar as premarital connections are treated very carefully in collectivistic cultures, partners commonly date in secret until they are ready to get married, and can then reveal their intentions to their families [4, 29].

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].

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

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

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.

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.

Thus, in all three cases (5 - HTTLPR, A118G, MAOA - uVNTR), the alleles hypothesized to influence social sensitivity were more prevalent in collectivistic cultures.

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

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

Not exact matches

@user45891 AS DVK pointed out Asian cultures have developed in what appears to be a collectivistic society.

Surely an individualistic culture could also be imported by Hollywood movies, returning foreign exchange students,... (Also suppose that once all cultures were collectivistic (not too unreasonable in the 1492 - 1900 timeframe)- where do the individualistic individuals come from?)

To examine whether different factors drive environmental action in individualistic and collectivistic cultures, the researchers conducted a second study with participants from the United States (an individualistic culture) and Japan (a collectivistic culture).

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.

Comparing to people from individualistic societies, individuals from the relatively collectivistic cultures tend to place emphasis on external forces in their social relationships (Leung, 1996).

The general consensus is that because eastern cultures are more collectivistic than western cultures, they engage in less self - focused reminiscing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dating and engaging in sexual activity prior to marriage are often considered inappropriate in Eastern, collectivistic cultures [20, 21].

On the other hand, Study 2 revealed that young adults from a more collectivistic culture reported greater family allocentrism and, in turn, reported stronger passion in their relationship.

It might be happened as an intimate relationship may differ in Pakistan due to collectivistic culture.