Phobic anxiety in 11 nations: part II. Hofstede’s dimensions of national cultures predict national-level variations

Arrindell, Willem A.; Eisemann, Martin; Oei, Tian P. S.; Caballo, Vicente E.; Sanavio, Ezio; Sica, Claudio; Bagés, Nuri; Feldman, Lya; Torres, Barbara A.; Iwawaki, Saburo; Hatzichristou, Chryse; Castro, Josefina; Canalda, Gloria; Furnham, Adrian; Ende, Jan van der

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“…Scollon et al (2004) found that both men and women with Asian cultural backgrounds tend to report more unpleasant or negative emotions compared to Caucasian Americans. Arrindell et al (2004) found relationships between what they characterised as masculine cultures, such as Asian cultures, and higher levels of phobias including BII fear.…”

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“…In fact, there are several reasons to hypothesise different roles of disgust propensity in BII phobia in people with Asian cultural backgrounds relative to those reported by their Western counterparts. Converging evidence suggests that cultural variables play a role in psychological and emotional experiences (Arrindell et al, 2004;Scollon, Diener, Oishi, & Biswas-Diener, 2004). Scollon et al (2004) found that both men and women with Asian cultural backgrounds tend to report more unpleasant or negative emotions compared to Caucasian Americans.…”

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The role of disgust propensity in blood-injection-injury phobia: Comparisons between Asian Americans and Caucasian Americans

Hirai¹,

Vernon

2011

Cognition & Emotion

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There is a growing body of evidence suggesting the potential role of disgust propensity in blood-injection-injury (BII) phobia. The current study examined associations between disgust propensity and BII phobia symptom severity in Caucasian Americans (n=310) and Asian Americans (n=223). Asian Americans typically scored higher than Caucasian Americans on the BII and disgust measures. The present study also examined the structural relations between gender, cultural background, disgust propensity, and BII phobia symptom severity. According to the structural equation model, disgust propensity was significantly related to levels of BII phobia symptom severity and fully mediated the relationships between BII phobia symptom severity and the demographic variables of gender and cultural background. The implications of the results for cultural refinements to our understanding of disgust propensity and BII phobia are discussed.

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The role of disgust propensity in blood-injection-injury phobia: Comparisons between Asian Americans and Caucasian Americans

Hirai¹,

Vernon

2011

Cognition & Emotion

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“…Hofstede (2001) described these strategies as characteristics varying according to one's level of PD. Because human groups organize, direct, and pattern their behavior through culture (Kim, 1993), varying cultural dimensions influence human behavior (Arrindell et al, 2004;Hofstede, 1980;Marsella, 1985;Merkin, 2004;Rosaldo, 1984;Shackleton & Ali, 1990;Triandis & Albert, 1987).…”

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“…These dimensions provide a useful framework for analyzing the influence of culture on the expression and interpretation of face in intercultural interactions. Hofstede's dimensions have been widely used in analyses of phenomena pertaining to different cultures (e.g., Arrindell et al, 2004, Arrindell, Steptoe, & Wardle, 2003Burgoon, 2005;Chang & Holt, 1994;Gudykunst et al, 1996;Hirokawa & Miyahara, 1986;Vishwanath, 2003). Hofstede's four cultural dimensions are: (a) power distance, (b) uncertainty avoidance, (c) individualism-collectivism (IC), and (d) masculinity-femininity.…”

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Power Distance and Facework Strategies

Merkin¹

2006

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

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“…Two of these cultural dimensions are relevant in the present context, namely masculinity-femininity (MAS) and uncertainty avoidance (UAI). Arrindell et al [14,15] have demonstrated that cross-national differences in MAS and UAI can predict mean-level differences in self-assessed fears across national samples. Both MAS and UAI are positively associated with certain dimensional measures of fears.…”

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The Hierarchic Structure of Fears: A Cross-Cultural Replication with the Fear Survey Schedule in a Portuguese Sample

Dias¹,

Marôco²,

Leal³

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Clin Exp Psychol

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A confirmatory attempt is made to assess the validity of a hierarchic structural model of fears. Using a sample comprising 1,980 adult volunteers in Portugal, the present study set out to delineate the multidimensional structure and hierarchic organization of a large set of feared stimuli by contrasting a higher-order model comprising general fear at the highest level against a first-order model and a unitary fear model. Following a refinement of the original model, support was found for a five-factor model on a first-order level, namely (1) Social fears, (2) Agoraphobic fears, (3) Fears of bodily injury, death and illness, (4) Fears of display to aggressive scenes, and (5) Harmless animals fears. These factors in turn loaded on a General fear factor at the second-order level. However, the firstorder model was as parsimonious as a hierarchic higher-order model. The hierarchic model supports a quantitative hierarchic approach which decomposes fear disorders into agoraphobic, social, and specific (animal and bloodinjury) fears.

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Phobic anxiety in 11 nations: part II. Hofstede’s dimensions of national cultures predict national-level variations

Cited by 40 publications

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The role of disgust propensity in blood-injection-injury phobia: Comparisons between Asian Americans and Caucasian Americans

The role of disgust propensity in blood-injection-injury phobia: Comparisons between Asian Americans and Caucasian Americans

Power Distance and Facework Strategies

The Hierarchic Structure of Fears: A Cross-Cultural Replication with the Fear Survey Schedule in a Portuguese Sample

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