Differences in Psychological Features of Americans and Chinese
Find a scholarly research article that discusses the differences in psychological features (e.g., values, identity, emotion, cognition, perception, personality, morality, mental illness) between a Western country and a country from a different region of the world. Briefly discuss the goals, hypothesis, methods, and outcomes involved in the study. Was the hypothesis supported?
Compare
Go to Hofstede's Compare Countries web page and compare the two countries in the article.
Click on the link, scroll down a bit, (do not purchase anything), then type the name of a country in the box and select it from the drop-down list if available. Once this country appears in the field, type the name of the other country right after the first one and select it. Briefly summarize these results.
Evaluation
Drawing from Heine's presentation in chapter 4 on considerations for conducting cross-cultural research, evaluate this study and clarify potential challenges you see.
* Heine, S. J. (2020). Cultural psychology. 4th Edition. New York: W.W. Norton. Please use the most current edition of the text.
Research Presentation 1 (Cross-Cultural Research)
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In their study, Wei et al. (2013) examined whether the relationship between emotional suppression and interpersonal harmony is moderated by cultural groups (Americans and Chinese) and an Asian cultural value (emotional self-control). The researchers hypothesized that for the Chinese, there would be a significantly positive relation between emotional suppression and interpersonal harmony, while for Americans, the relation would be absent. 205 Chinese and 246 American college students completed the questionnaires about emotional suppression and emotional self-control. The results showed that cultural groups moderated the relationship between suppression and interpersonal harmony, with the association being significantly positive for the Chinese. In essence,
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