TY - JOUR
T1 - Culture, method, and the content of self-concepts
T2 - Testing trait, individual-self-primacy, and cultural psychology perspectives
AU - del Prado, Alicia M.
AU - Timothy Church, A.
AU - Katigbak, Marcia S.
AU - Miramontes, Lilia G.
AU - Whitty, Monica T.
AU - Curtis, Guy J.
AU - Vargas-Flores, José de Jesús
AU - Ibáñez-Reyes, Joselina
AU - Ortiz, Fernando A.
AU - Reyes, Jose Alberto S.
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cultural psychology
KW - Culture
KW - Implicit theories
KW - Individualism-collectivism
KW - Self-concept
KW - Traits
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35848966150&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.02.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.02.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35848966150
SN - 0092-6566
VL - 41
SP - 1119
EP - 1160
JO - Journal of Research in Personality
JF - Journal of Research in Personality
IS - 6
ER -