Pro-social basic human values and civic involvement. The moderating role of survival vs self-expression cultural context

Radkiewicz, Piotr; Zavala, Agnieszka Golec de; Skarżyńska, Krystyna

doi:10.2478/v10059-008-0028-1

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“…Indeed, the principles of nondiscrimination within the community, impartiality of local institutions towards community members, and equal access to community services for all members of the community promoted PSoC, that is, interdependence, belonging, and investment in the community. Hence, in addition to studies revealing that universalism favors well‐being (Bilky & Schwartz, ; Sagiv & Schwartz, ), civic involvement (Radkiewicz et al, ), and prosocial behavior (Bayram, ; Schwartz, ), our results suggested that universalism can also promote PSoC.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

“…Copious research exists on Schwartz's values system. Of specific interest for community psychology purposes are the studies that showed that universalism predicts civic involvement (Radkiewicz, Golec de Zavala, & Skarżyńska, ) and prosocial behavior (Bayram, ; Schwartz, ), prevents aggressive and violent behaviors among adolescents (Benish‐Weisman, ; Knafo, ), and promotes individual well‐being (Bilky & Schwartz, ; Sagiv & Schwartz, ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Individual and perceived community determinants of sense of community: The role of universalistic values

Mannarini

Rochira

Ciavolino

et al. 2019

Journal Community Psychology

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Research on the determinants of the psychological sense of community (PSoC) is of particular importance to community interventions. A cross‐sectional study involving 778 residents in an Italian local community explored through a mediation model the effects on PSoC of an individual cultural variable that has been scarcely investigated in PSoC research, that is, values–specifically, universalism–, and a perceived contextual variable, that is, the assessment of community services (a component of residential satisfaction). Results showed that universalism increased PSoC both directly and indirectly, having an effect also on the evaluation of community services, which, in comparison to values, showed a greater direct impact on PSoC. Limitations and implications for community interventions are discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual and perceived community determinants of sense of community: The role of universalistic values

Mannarini

Rochira

Ciavolino

et al. 2019

Journal Community Psychology

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“…Civic involvement may take many forms such as active membership in various nonprofit organizations, volunteering, participation in community programs, and other actions aiming to promote the welfare of people and the community (e.g., Omoto, Snyder, & Hackett, 2010). Past research has found that civic involvement was positively associated with self‐transcendence values (e.g., Luengo Kanacri, Rosa, & Di Giunta, 2012; Radkiewicz, De Zavala, & Skarżyńska, 2008). Self‐transcendence expresses the motivation for concern and care for others (Schwartz, 1992).…”

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confidence: 99%

When guiding principles do not guide: The moderating effects of cultural tightness on value‐behavior links

Elster

Gelfand

2020

Journal of Personality

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Objective Ample research documented the effects of guiding principles in people's lives, as reflected in personal values, on a variety of behaviors. But do these principles universally guide behaviors across all cultural contexts? To address this question, we investigated the effect of cross‐cultural differences in the strength of social norms (i.e., tightness‐looseness) on value‐behavior relationships. Method Using the archival data from the World Value Survey for 24 nations (N = 38,924; 51.40% female; Mage = 44.98, SD = 16.87), a multi‐level analysis revealed that cultural tightness moderated the effects of individual differences in personal values on behaviors from different life‐domains. Results As hypothesized, the relationships between self‐transcendence values with civic involvement and pro‐environmental behaviors, and between conservation values with religious behavior were significantly stronger in loose cultures that have weak norms and were almost nonexistent in tight cultures that have strong norms, even when controlling for individualism‐collectivism or GDP. Conclusions Thus, despite the common belief that people behave in line with their guiding principles, our findings suggest this might not be the case in cultural contexts that put a strong emphasis on norms.

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“…The Civic Involvement Scale is a measure focused specifically on the estimation of the level of valorization of civic rules. To fit the meaning of the measure, scores were inverted 55 .…”

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Modeling pluralism and self-regulation explains the emergence of cooperation in networked societies

Madeo

Salvatore

Mannarini

et al. 2021

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Understanding the dynamics of cooperative behavior of individuals in complex societies represents a fundamental research question which puzzles scientists working in heterogeneous fields. Many studies have been developed using the unitary agent assumption, which embeds the idea that when making decisions, individuals share the same socio-cultural parameters. In this paper, we propose the ECHO-EGN model, based on Evolutionary Game Theory, which relaxes this strong assumption by considering the heterogeneity of three fundamental socio-cultural aspects ruling the behavior of groups of people: the propensity to be more cooperative with members of the same group (Endogamic cooperation), the propensity to cooperate with the public domain (Civicness) and the propensity to prefer connections with members of the same group (Homophily). The ECHO-EGN model is shown to have high performance in describing real world behavior of interacting individuals living in complex environments. Extensive numerical experiments allowing the comparison of real data and model simulations confirmed that the introduction of the above mechanisms enhances the realism in the modelling of cooperation dynamics. Additionally, theoretical findings allow us to conclude that endogamic cooperation may limit significantly the emergence of cooperation.

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Pro-social basic human values and civic involvement. The moderating role of survival vs self-expression cultural context

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

Individual and perceived community determinants of sense of community: The role of universalistic values

Individual and perceived community determinants of sense of community: The role of universalistic values

When guiding principles do not guide: The moderating effects of cultural tightness on value‐behavior links

Modeling pluralism and self-regulation explains the emergence of cooperation in networked societies

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