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Yan-Mei Li

Bio: Yan-Mei Li is an academic researcher from Chinese Academy of Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Patriotism & Beijing. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 10 publications receiving 147 citations.

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TL;DR: It is demonstrated that parents’ perceived norms can explain actual value transmission and the inter Subjective model paves some new directions for value transmission research, contributes to the understanding of cultural transmission and cultural change, and extends the intersubjective approach to culture.
Abstract: What values do parents want to transmit to children? The intersubjective model of value transmission posits that parents want to transmit not only the values they personally endorse but also the values they perceive to be normatively important in the society. The present research shows support to this premise. Furthermore, Studies 1 and 2 revealed that the use of perceived norms is moderated by families' social contexts and parents' personality: It was particularly pronounced among parents who were immigrants, who had a stronger need for closure, and who were more conforming. In addition, Studies 3 and 4 demonstrated that parents' perceived norms can explain actual value transmission: Values parents perceived to be normatively important were to some extent internalized by children. The intersubjective model paves some new directions for value transmission research, contributes to the understanding of cultural transmission and cultural change, and extends the intersubjective approach to culture.

46 citations

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TL;DR: The authors found that after the Olympics, encountering the Beijing Olympic icon increased perceived value differences between Western and Chinese cultures, and individuals who identified strongly with Chinese culture favored Chinese (vs. American) commercial brands more both at the beginning and toward the end of the Olympics.

26 citations

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TL;DR: This article examined the influence of national culture on the intolerance of bribery, based on the premise that bribery is more intolerable when it is committed by the actor seen as more agentic in a given culture.

22 citations

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TL;DR: The authors found that exposure to the Beijing Olympic icon increased perceived cultural differences between cultures, compared with those unexposed to the icon, while Chinese participants who believe society is fixed saw similarly high levels of differentiation between the cultures, whether or not they were exposed to the Olympic icon.
Abstract: The Beijing Olympic Games, aspiring towards ‘One World, One Dream’, were intended to elicit feelings of international unity. As such, once reminded of the Beijing Games, people should perceive fewer differences between cultures. Alternatively, given its competitive nature, the Beijing Games may lead people to contrast cultures and see heightened intergroup differences. Findings supported the latter process. After being primed with the Beijing Olympic icon, Chinese and American participants high in nationalism and patriotism perceived greater differences between Chinese and American cultures, compared to those low in nationalism and patriotism. Among Chinese participants who believe society is malleable, exposure to the icon increased perceived cultural differences, compared with those unexposed to the icon. Chinese participants who believe society is fixed saw similarly high levels of differentiation between the cultures, whether or not they were exposed to the icon. Implications for Sino-American relations and globalization are discussed.

20 citations

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TL;DR: The authors conducted a three-wave longitudinal study and found that participants' competitiveness towards foreigners from five comparison target nations, particularly towards Japanese, South Koreans and Kenyans, was higher during the Games than before and/or after.
Abstract: To investigate whether and how the Beijing Olympic Games influenced the Chinese competitiveness towards foreigners, we conducted a three-wave longitudinal study and found that participants' competitiveness towards foreigners from five comparison target nations, particularly towards Japanese, South Koreans and Kenyans, was higher during the Games than before and/or after. We further found that nationalism predicted the competitiveness toward Japanese and South Koreans, but did not predict the competitiveness toward Americans, Russians and Kenyans. Additionally, we found that patriotism played little role in the effects of the Games on competitiveness towards foreigners. We herein discuss the relationship between national comparisons, nationalism and national conflict.

15 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors integrate social norm constructs from different disciplines into an integrated model and propose a theory of how perceived descriptive and injunctive norms function as two distinct navigational devices that guide thoughts and behavior in different ways.

211 citations

01 Nov 2003
TL;DR: Cichetti et al. as mentioned in this paper discuss the interplay among the biological, psychological, and social-contextual aspects of normal and abnormal development across the life course and offer ways to intervene through out the lifespan.
Abstract: This is a truly scholarly book of 494 pages including a very complete reference list of 58 pages! E. Mark Cummings, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Patrick T. Davies, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology at the University of Rochester, New York and Susan B. Campbell, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburg, having previously received her doctorate from McGill University, Montreal. The book is divided into three parts: Theory (chapters 1 to 5), Research (chapters 6 to 9) and Clinical Implications (chapters 10 and 11). The book begins with a helpful Foreward by Dante Cichetti which sets the tone for the book. He states that ‘ developmental psychopathology is an evolving interdisciplinary scientific field that seeks to elucidate the interplay among the biological, psychological, and social-contextual aspects of normal and abnormal development across the life course.’ No mean task. The book itself offers two early clinical case examples which ably illustrate the diiferent clinical trajectories that clinicians encounter. In the first one, Jimmy is a child with multiple interacting risk factors that begin prenatally and continue throughout his life, changing with development but still placing him at risk for persistent and serious problems in adjustment. The authors point out his biological risk (e.g. possible genetic disposition for hyperactivity, alcoholism, antisocial personality disorder, reading and language delay; pregnancy and neonatal complications with possible neurodevelopmental delays) interacts with multiple environmental factors (e.g. inconsistent, harsh parenting, maternal depression and paternal alcohol abuse and impulsiveness). This, they say, sets the stage for a ‘ cascade’ of developmental processes likely to predict a poor outcome in adolescence. Although this may sound familiar and overwhelming, the authors slowly offer ways to intervene through out the lifespan. The second clincal example, Jenny, shows the pervasive effect of a negative family process on the developing child. Here, we have a normal pregnancy and delivery but into a very unhappy home where the mother develops chronic severe depression three months postpartum. The child appears well adjusted at times, but gradually becomes progressively depressed. The parents separated a number of times and the mother was hospitalized for depression. They received marital therapy, but did not follow through on the recommendations. Although there is a genetic loading for depression, the authors illustrate the persistent negativity of the home environment on the child’s development. Overall this is a very good reference textbook which intertwines many different management models and ultimately weaves a coherent whole. It is not easy reading as it introduces a new language at times, but ultimately it is well worth the time and effort!

198 citations

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180 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the questions of how people make sense of and respond to globalization and its sociocultural ramifications; how people defend the integrity of their heritage cultural identities against the "culturally erosive" effects of globalization, and how individuals harness creative insights from their interactions with global cultures.
Abstract: In most parts of the world, globalization has become an unstoppable and potent force that impacts everyday life and international relations. The articles in this issue draw on theoretical insights from diverse perspectives (clinical psychology, consumer research, organizational behavior, political psychology, and cultural psychology) to offer nuanced understanding of individuals’ psychological reactions to globalization in different parts of the world (Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Mainland China, Singapore, Switzerland, United States, Taiwan). These articles address the questions of how people make sense of and respond to globalization and its sociocultural ramifications; how people defend the integrity of their heritage cultural identities against the “culturally erosive” effects of globalization, and how individuals harness creative insights from their interactions with global cultures. The new theoretical insights and revealing empirical analyses presented in this issue set the stage for an emergent interdisciplinary inquiry into the psychology of globalization.

163 citations