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Shaobo Lv

Other affiliations: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bio: Shaobo Lv is an academic researcher from North China University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cultural group selection & Contextualism. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 8 publications receiving 344 citations. Previous affiliations of Shaobo Lv include Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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TL;DR: A new 7-dimensional model of self-reported ways of being independent or interdependent is developed and validated across cultures and will allow future researchers to test more accurately the implications of cultural models of selfhood for psychological processes in diverse ecocultural contexts.
Abstract: Markus and Kitayama’s (1991) theory of independent and interdependent self-construals had a major influence on social, personality, and developmental psychology by highlighting the role of culture in psychological processes. However, research has relied excessively on contrasts between North American and East Asian samples, and commonly used self-report measures of independence and interdependence frequently fail to show predicted cultural differences. We revisited the conceptualization and measurement of independent and interdependent self-construals in 2 large-scale multinational surveys, using improved methods for cross-cultural research. We developed (Study 1: N = 2924 students in 16 nations) and validated across cultures (Study 2: N = 7279 adults from 55 cultural groups in 33 nations) a new 7-dimensional model of self-reported ways of being independent or interdependent. Patterns of global variation support some of Markus and Kitayama’s predictions, but a simple contrast between independence and interdependence does not adequately capture the diverse models of selfhood that prevail in different world regions. Cultural groups emphasize different ways of being both independent and interdependent, depending on individualism-collectivism, national socioeconomic development, and religious heritage. Our 7-dimensional model will allow future researchers to test more accurately the implications of cultural models of selfhood for psychological processes in diverse ecocultural contexts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

309 citations

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Ellinor Owe1, Vivian L. Vignoles1, Maja Becker, Rupert Brown1, Peter B. Smith1, Spike W. S. Lee2, Matthew J. Easterbrook1, Tanuja Gadre1, Xiao Zhang3, Mirona Gheorghiu4, Peter Baguma5, Alexander Tatarko6, Said Aldhafri7, Martina Zinkeng8, Seth J. Schwartz, Sabrina E. Des Rosiers9, Juan A. Villamar9, Kassahun Habtamu Mekonnen10, Camillo Regalia11, Claudia Manzi11, Maria Brambilla11, Ersin Kusdil12, Selinay Çaǧlar12, Alin Gavreliuc13, Mariana Martin14, Zhang Jian-xin15, Shaobo Lv15, Ronald Fischer16, Taciano L. Milfont16, Ana Raquel Rosas Torres17, Leoncio Camino17, Robert Kreuzbauer18, Nicolay Gausel19, Johanna H. Buitendach20, Flávia Cristina Silveira Lemos, Immo Fritsche21, Bettina Möller22, Charles Harb23, Aune Valk24, Agustín Espinosa25, Jas Laile Suzana Binti Jaafar26, Masaki Yuki27, M. Cristina Ferreira, Phatthanakit Chobthamkit28, Márta Fülöp29, Aneta Chybicka30, Qian Wang31, Michael Harris Bond32, Roberto González33, Nicolás Didier33, Diego Carrasco33, Maria Paz Cadena33, Siugmin Lay33, Ragna B. Gardarsdottir34, George Nizharadze, Tom Pyszczynski35, Pelin Kesebir35, Ginette Herman36, Isabelle de Sauvage36, Marie Courtois36, David Bourguignon, Emre Özgen37, Ülku E. Güner37, Nil Yamakoǧlu37, Sami Abuhamdeh38, Andrew Mogaji39, Ma. Elizabeth J. Macapagal40, Silvia Helena Koller41, Benjamin Amponsah42, Girishwar Misra43, Preeti Kapur43, Elvia Vargas Trujillo44, Paola Balanta44, Boris Cendales Ayala44, Inge Schweiger Gallo45, Paula Prieto Gil45, Raquel Lorente Clemares45, Gabriella Campara45, Baland Jalal46 
TL;DR: It is concluded that contextualism is an important part of cultural collectivism and highlights the importance of beliefs alongside values and self-representations and contributes to a wider understanding of cultural processes.
Abstract: Beliefs about personhood are understood to be a defining feature of individualism-collectivism (I-C), but they have been insufficiently explored, given the emphasis of research on values and self-construals. We propose the construct of contextualism, referring to beliefs about the importance of context in understanding people, as a facet of cultural collectivism. A brief measure was developed and refined across 19 nations (Study 1: N = 5,241), showing good psychometric properties for cross-cultural use and correlating well at the nation level with other supposed facets and indicators of I-C. In Study 2 (N = 8,652), nation-level contextualism predicted ingroup favoritism, corruption, and differential trust of ingroup and outgroup members, while controlling for other facets of I-C, across 35 nations. We conclude that contextualism is an important part of cultural collectivism. This highlights the importance of beliefs alongside values and self-representations and contributes to a wider understanding of cultural processes.

75 citations

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TL;DR: Individual and cultural correlates of response styles when using 2 contrasting types of response mode were investigated, drawing on data from 55 cultural groups across 33 nations to yield more specific understandings of both individual- and culture-level variations in response style.
Abstract: Variations in acquiescence and extremity pose substantial threats to the validity of cross-cultural research that relies on survey methods. Individual and cultural correlates of response styles when using 2 contrasting types of response mode were investigated, drawing on data from 55 cultural groups across 33 nations. Using 7 dimensions of self-other relatedness that have often been confounded within the broader distinction between independence and interdependence, our analysis yields more specific understandings of both individual- and culture-level variations in response style. When using a Likert-scale response format, acquiescence is strongest among individuals seeing themselves as similar to others, and where cultural models of selfhood favour harmony, similarity with others and receptiveness to influence. However, when using Schwartz's (2007) portrait-comparison response procedure, acquiescence is strongest among individuals seeing themselves as self-reliant but also connected to others, and where cultural models of selfhood favour self-reliance and self-consistency. Extreme responding varies less between the two types of response modes, and is most prevalent among individuals seeing themselves as self-reliant, and in cultures favouring self-reliance. As both types of response mode elicit distinctive styles of response, it remains important to estimate and control for style effects to ensure valid comparisons.

49 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors tested a tripartite theoretical model of bases of self-continuity, including stability, sense of narrative, and associative links to one's past, to predict the extent to which people derived a sense of self continuity from different aspects of their identities.
Abstract: Self-continuity – the sense that one’s past, present, and future are meaningfully connected – is considered a defining feature of personal identity. However, bases of self-continuity may depend on cultural beliefs about personhood. In multilevel analyses of data from 7287 adults from 55 cultural groups in 33 nations, we tested a new tripartite theoretical model of bases of self-continuity. As expected, perceptions of stability, sense of narrative, and associative links to one’s past each contributed to predicting the extent to which people derived a sense of self-continuity from different aspects of their identities. Ways of constructing self-continuity were moderated by cultural and individual differences in mutable (vs. immutable) personhood beliefs – the belief that human attributes are malleable. Individuals with lower mutability beliefs based self-continuity more on stability; members of cultures where mutability beliefs were higher based self-continuity more on narrative. Bases of self-conti...

36 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the relationship between stress and depression among 296 new urban older adults in China aged 60 years and older, along with the moderating effect of relocation duration and the mediating effects of anxiety.
Abstract: We explored the relationship between stress and depression among 296 new urban older adults in China aged 60 years and older, along with the moderating effect of relocation duration and the mediating effect of anxiety. Participants completed the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales–simplified Chinese version. Results show that stress was a risk factor for depression, relocation duration moderated the relationship between stress and depression, and this moderating effect was mediated by anxiety. The importance of focusing on and preventing mental health problems among new urban older adults in China is discussed, with a focus on stress-induced anxiety and depression, and the feasibility of intervention at different stages postrelocation.

2 citations


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TL;DR: Mackenzie and Poltera as mentioned in this paper argued that some form of narrative self-interpretation is required for a fulfilling, well-lived life and argued that such selfinterpretation can capture descriptively the ways in which human agents experience and make sense of their lives.
Abstract: Catriona Mackenzie and Jacqui Poltera’s discussion of narrative integration and identity takes up a wide range of issues. It advances objections against Galen Strawson’s critique of narrative identity and defends both the claim that some narrative conception of identity can capture descriptively the ways in which human agents experience and make sense of their lives and also the claim that some form of narrative self-interpretation is required for a fulfilling, well-lived life. In defending these claims, Mackenzie and Poltera appeal, in part, to Elyn Saks’s autobiographical account of her long, on-going struggle with schizophrenia and the significance of this struggle for her selfunderstanding (Saks 2007). According to the authors,

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TL;DR: For example, the authors found that people search numerous times for their chosen books like this culture leadership and organizations the globe study of 62 societies, but end up in infectious downloads, instead of reading a good book with a cup of tea in the afternoon, instead they juggled with some infectious virus inside their desktop computer.
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459 citations

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TL;DR: A new 7-dimensional model of self-reported ways of being independent or interdependent is developed and validated across cultures and will allow future researchers to test more accurately the implications of cultural models of selfhood for psychological processes in diverse ecocultural contexts.
Abstract: Markus and Kitayama’s (1991) theory of independent and interdependent self-construals had a major influence on social, personality, and developmental psychology by highlighting the role of culture in psychological processes. However, research has relied excessively on contrasts between North American and East Asian samples, and commonly used self-report measures of independence and interdependence frequently fail to show predicted cultural differences. We revisited the conceptualization and measurement of independent and interdependent self-construals in 2 large-scale multinational surveys, using improved methods for cross-cultural research. We developed (Study 1: N = 2924 students in 16 nations) and validated across cultures (Study 2: N = 7279 adults from 55 cultural groups in 33 nations) a new 7-dimensional model of self-reported ways of being independent or interdependent. Patterns of global variation support some of Markus and Kitayama’s predictions, but a simple contrast between independence and interdependence does not adequately capture the diverse models of selfhood that prevail in different world regions. Cultural groups emphasize different ways of being both independent and interdependent, depending on individualism-collectivism, national socioeconomic development, and religious heritage. Our 7-dimensional model will allow future researchers to test more accurately the implications of cultural models of selfhood for psychological processes in diverse ecocultural contexts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

309 citations

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TL;DR: The findings suggest that individualism is indeed rising in most of the societies the authors tested, however, cultural differences remain sizable.
Abstract: Individualism appears to have increased over the past several decades, yet most research documenting this shift has been limited to the study of a handful of highly developed countries. Is the world becoming more individualist as a whole? If so, why? To answer these questions, we examined 51 years of data on individualist practices and values across 78 countries. Our findings suggest that individualism is indeed rising in most of the societies we tested. Despite dramatic shifts toward greater individualism around the world, however, cultural differences remain sizable. Moreover, cultural differences are primarily linked to changes in socioeconomic development, and to a lesser extent to shifts in pathogen prevalence and disaster frequency.

241 citations