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Two dimensions of psychological country-level differences: Conservatism/Liberalism and Harshness/Softness.
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Learning & Individual Differences . Feb2014, Vol. 30, p22-33. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Abstract: We examined dimensions of noncognitive functioning based on the administration of 22 measures of personality, social attitudes, values, and social norms in 35 countries (Ns ranging from 9 to 430; Total N =1895). Four essentially identical factors were found at individual and country level: Personality/Social Attitudes; Values; Social Norms, and Conservatism. The four factors were correlated at country level, yielding a second-order Conservatism/Liberalism (combining Conservatism and Values) and a Harshness/Softness factor (combining Personality/Social Attitudes and Norms). Broad Conservatism/Liberalism is akin to Inglehart's (1997) contrast between survival and well-being; it was negatively correlated with countries' affluence, educational achievement indicators, and measures of mass communication and freedom. The Harshness/Softness factor contrasts countries that are tough and harsh/unforgiving and countries that are warm and tolerant; it is related to Gelfand et al.'s (2011) tightness/looseness dimension. Harshness/Softness factor was (negatively) correlated with death penalty, murder rate and muggings, and the proportion of Christians; it was positively correlated with Minkov's (2011) index of Industry and his index of countries' death penalty application. It is concluded that the domain of noncognitive psychological functioning has a fairly corresponding structure at individual and country levels. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10416080
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Learning & Individual Differences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94907028
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2013.12.001