Quantifying cultural tightness-looseness in Ecuador

Abstract

Cultural tightness-looseness represents the degree to which a particular culture possesses strong behavioral norms, and the degree to which members of that culture are likely to sanction individuals who deviate from those norms. While tightness-looseness has been quantified for a large and growing number of countries around the world, there are many countries where a tightness-looseness score has yet to be determined, thus impeding the inclusion of those countries in cross-cultural research with a tightness-looseness focus. There is a dearth of research on cultural tightness-looseness in South America in particular. We report results from a national survey of 1,265 Ecuadorian residents which provided quantification of the relatively tight culture of Ecuador.

Quantitative relationships between national cultures and the increase in cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia

“…The implementation of these measures requires not only the firm determination of governments at all levels, but also the conscious compliance of the public. Culture is a system of behavioral norms that reflect how people behave, and citizens with different cultures may respond differently to the same challenge 17 . The group of Cao 18 used hierarchical regression to detailly analyze the relationships between the efficiency of COVID-19 anti-epidemic measures and national tightness–looseness (Tight), individualism–collectivism (Ind), patient median age, the number of people per square kilometer (Pop_density) and other indices.…”