Culture, method, and the content of self-concepts: Testing trait, individual-self-primacy, and cultural psychology perspectives

Alicia M. del Prado; A. Timothy Church; Marcia S. Katigbak; Lilia G. Miramontes; Monica T. Whitty; Guy J. Curtis; José de Jesús Vargas-Flores; Joselina Ibáñez-Reyes; Fernando A. Ortiz; Jose Alberto S. Reyes

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2007.02.002

Culture, method, and the content of self-concepts: Testing trait, individual-self-primacy, and cultural psychology perspectives

Alicia M. del Prado, A. Timothy Church, Marcia S. Katigbak, Lilia G. Miramontes, Monica T. Whitty, Guy J. Curtis, José de Jesús Vargas-Flores, Joselina Ibáñez-Reyes, Fernando A. Ortiz, Jose Alberto S. Reyes

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Three theoretical perspectives on cultural universals and differences in the content of self-concepts were tested in individualistic (United States, n = 178; Australia, n = 112) and collectivistic (Mexico, n = 157; Philippines, n = 138) cultures, using three methods of self-concept assessment. Support was found for both trait perspectives and the individual-self-primacy hypothesis. In contrast, support for cultural psychology hypotheses was limited because traits and other personal attributes were not more salient, or social attributes less salient, in individualistic cultures than collectivistic cultures. The salience of some aspects of self-concept depended on the method of assessment, calling into question conclusions based on monomethod studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1119-1160
Number of pages	42
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	41
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2007.02.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2007

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del Prado, A. M., Timothy Church, A., Katigbak, M. S., Miramontes, L. G., Whitty, M. T., Curtis, G. J., Vargas-Flores, J. D. J., Ibáñez-Reyes, J., Ortiz, F. A., & Reyes, J. A. S. (2007). Culture, method, and the content of self-concepts: Testing trait, individual-self-primacy, and cultural psychology perspectives. Journal of Research in Personality, 41(6), 1119-1160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2007.02.002

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