Differential characteristics of Japanese-American and Chinese-American college students.

Sue, Derald Wing; Kirk, Barbara A.

doi:10.1037/h0034182

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“…In addition, the average scores of the low-acculturation Chinese Americans on the Interpersonal Relatedness dimension and some other CPAI scales conformed to expectations, suggesting that the scales have some concurrent validity. For example, the low-acculturation Chinese Americans averaged lower on several scales related to Extraversion (Leadership, Adventurousness, and [inversely] Introversion), consistent with Sue and Kirk's (1973) findings that Chinese Americans are generally less extroverted than European Americans. McCrae et al (1996) also found that Chinese students, as compared to American norms, average lower on NEO-PI-R Extraversion facets, and the Chinese students' scale scores also suggested that they were less excitable and emotional.…”

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Are Indigenous Chinese Personality Dimensions Culture-Specific?

Lin¹,

Church

2004

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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The cross-cultural generalizability of Chinese personality dimensions-in particular, the Interpersonal Relatedness dimension of the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory (CPAI)-was investigated in samples of Chinese Americans (n = 201) and European Americans (n = 236). Four CPAI factors, including Interpersonal Relatedness, replicated very well in a Chinese American sample and fairly well in a European American sample, indicating that these dimensions are not unique to Chinese populations. Lowacculturation Chinese Americans, but not high-acculturation Chinese Americans, averaged higher than European Americans on the Interpersonal Relatedness dimension. This suggested that the Interpersonal Relatedness dimension, although not culture-unique, is more salient in or characteristic of individuals who retain or identify with traditional Chinese culture. Contrary to previous interpretations of the Interpersonal Relatedness dimension in terms of interdependent self-construals, the dimension was only modestly correlated with relational and collective aspects of self, two aspects of interdependent self-construals.A central question for psychologists interested in personality and culture is whether personality dimensions are universal or culture-specific. The answer to this question has implications for theory-for example, regarding the biological and sociocultural determinants of personality and practice and whether personality inventories developed in one culture can be validly applied for assessment or prediction purposes in another culture. The cross-cultural generalizability of personality dimensions has most often been investigated using an imposed-etic approach (Berry, 1969) in which inventories developed in one (usually Western) culture are administered in translated versions in new cultural contexts. A prominent example is the growing number of studies supporting the cross-cultural replicability of the dimensions of the "Big Five" or five-factor model (FFM)-composed of Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism versus Emotional Stability, and Intellect or Openness to Experience (McCrae & Allik, 2002). However, the imposed-etic approach may be biased toward the discovery of universals and may miss personality dimensions that are specific to particular cultures (Church, 2001).

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Are Indigenous Chinese Personality Dimensions Culture-Specific?

Lin¹,

Church

2004

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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“…The latter belief (i.e., Avoid difficulties) suggests a tendency to be overwhelmed by stressors and feelings of being unable to cope effectively which, in turn, creates more anxiety. Consistent with the literature on anxiety (Meredith and Meredith, 1966;Sue and Kirk, 1973;Sue et al, 1983;Pang, 1991;Zane et al, 1991;Cheong et al, 1993), we found that Asian Americans were more anxious and have more irrational beliefs than Caucasian or multi-cultural individuals. Hence, the results indicate that one reason for higher…”

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“…Asian Americans have been found to have higher trait, social, test, and phobic anxiety when compared to Caucasians (Meredith and Meredith, 1966;Sue and Kirk, 1973;Pang, 1991;Zane et al, 1991;Cheng et al, 1993). For example, a study done by Sue and Kirk (1973) compared Japanese American and Chinese American freshman students to Caucasian freshman students and found that Asian American students were more emotionally distressed than Caucasians and also that Japanese males were more likely to be anxious than Chinese American and Caucasian students. In addition, Japanese American males were found to see themselves as more isolated and lonely than Chinese and Caucasians which could contribute to their higher anxiety levels.…”

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Ethno-culture, anxiety, and irrational beliefs

Vandervoort¹,

Divers²,

Madrid³

1999

Curr Psychol

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others in the cognitive therapy tradition maintain that there is a strong correlation between irrational beliefs and nonpsychotic mental health problems such as anxiety. Numerous studies have found that irrational beliefs are correlated with high trait anxiety. In a multi-cultural sample (n = 250; 46.7% Caucasian, 23.6% Asian, 23.6% multi-cultural, and 6.1% of other ethno-cultural backgrounds), these findings are replicated. Profile analysis (MANOVA) results reveals significant relationships between high trait anxiety and seven of the ten irrational beliefs scales on Jones' Irrational Belief Test. Asians are found to be the most anxious, and the relationship between ethno-culture and irrational beliefs was significant on three of the ten scales, with Asians having more irrational beliefs than Caucasians or multi-cultural individuals. However, no interaction is found between anxiety and ethno-culture in their relationship to irrational beliefs. Thus, these results reveal that there are ethno-cultural differences in anxiety and irrational beliefs. Clinical implications of the findings are discussed.

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“…While a variety of issues factor into this, previous research indicates that help seeking attitudes are derived from cultural identity (Atkinson 2007). In fact, cultural beliefs have been shown to be a principal factor for Chinese when considering whether or not to seek out the assistance of a helping professional (Atkinson 2007;Atkinson et al 1995;Sue and Kirk 1973;Tracey et al 1986;Yamamoto 1978).…”

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Older Chinese Adults’ Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals

Witt

Poulin

Ingersoll

et al. 2010

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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The purpose of this study is to explore the attitudes older Chinese adults have about engaging in counseling-based services as measured by a fear of intimacy with helping professionals scale. Data were collected from 150 older adults living in Chongqing, China. Information from this study will be helpful in developing effective strategies for the provision of social work services in China. In contrast with previous research, attitudes about intimacy with helping professionals varied and were normally distributed. Significant predictors of fear of intimacy were level of trust, mental health stigma, family support and friend support. Surprisingly, family and friend support had opposite associations with fear of intimacy. Family support was related to higher fear and friend support to lower fear. The cultural implications of these findings for researchers and social workers working with elderly Chinese clients are discussed.

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Differential characteristics of Japanese-American and Chinese-American college students.

Cited by 88 publications

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Are Indigenous Chinese Personality Dimensions Culture-Specific?

Are Indigenous Chinese Personality Dimensions Culture-Specific?

Ethno-culture, anxiety, and irrational beliefs

Older Chinese Adults’ Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals

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