Collectivistic Value Orientation Research Articles

The Role of Collectivism and Liberty in Parents’ Risk Perceptions, Anticipated Guilt, and Intentions to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19

Background The Federal Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s vaccine for emergency use among children aged 5–11 in the United States. Parents decide whether to vaccinate their children. Focus of the Article Guided by the health belief model, this research examined the factors associated with U.S. parents’ intentions to vaccinate their children aged 5–11 against COVID-19. It also investigated the role of liberty and collectivist values in parents’ intentions to vaccinate their children. Methods An online survey was conducted in November and December 2021, shortly after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use among children ages 5–11. Results Structural equation modeling analysis of 571 parents’ responses showed that parents’ perceptions of their children’s susceptibility to COVID-19, perceived efficacy of the vaccine, and their anticipated guilt for not vaccinating their children predicted their intentions to vaccinate their children. In addition, collectivist value orientations had strong and positive associations with perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, and anticipated guilt. In contrast, libertarian value orientations negatively predicted these three variables with moderate effect sizes. Recommendations For future vaccination campaigns (e.g., COVID-19, influenza, or another emergent infectious disease), social marketing practitioners should first understand the role of perceived risks of a disease and the benefits and side effects of the vaccines based on formative research. Individuals, social groups, or regions with high libertarian or low collectivist value orientations may require different strategies (e.g., getting vaccinated may help you live more freely).

Coping strategies and social representations of bullies among bullying victims from individualistic and collectivist societies

The effects bullying has on victims’ mental, emotional, and physical well-being depend on the coping strategies applied. As coping can be influenced by the environment in which it occurs, scholars have started to explore differences in coping across cultural contexts. However, qualitative research on the role of culture in coping with bullying victimization and social representations of bullies remains scarce. This study compares the coping strategies of US and Thai students with help of 28 in-depth interviews and 60 autobiographical written reflections. Findings revealed several differences in coping across groups. Thai students often tried to stay connected with the bully and felt guilty expressing anger. They assigned less responsibility and intention to the bully. This was only the case among US students if the bully was young. While Thai students laughed along to fit in, US students laughed off bullies to demonstrate that they did not care. Thai students regularly blamed themselves and tried to adapt their appearance and behavior. Whereas US students stressed how bullying helped them to become more resilient, Thai students highlighted increased tolerance. The possible role of culture in coping with bullying victimization, particularly of collectivist and individualistic cultural value orientations, as well as the role of social representations of bullies, is being discussed.

공유리더십, 변화자기효능감, 집단주의와 변화지향 조직시민행동과의 관계

Recently, environment change is more complex, dynamic and ambiguity, the increased use of teams in organizations more and more important for competitive advantage. However, the question naturally arises regarding what forms of leadership are best suited for these structures and will promote the attainment of performance?. At this point, early leadership researchers argued that the importance of leadership being shared among team members. Shared leadership as results from the distribution of leadership influence across all of team members and mutual influence embedded in the interactions among team members that can significantly improve team and organizational performance. That is shared leadership occurs when all members of a team are fully engaged in the leadership of the team and are not hesitant to influence and guide their fellow team members in an effort to maximize the potential of the team as a whole. This study purpose to investigate relationship between shared leadership, change self-efficacy, collectivistic orientation and change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) at team level analysis that show clear the process and context of shared leadership influences. More detalied, examined the effect of shared leadership foster employees’ change-oriented OCB and reflected mediating effect of change self-efficacy, the moderating effect of collectivistic value orientation was regarded as a contextual factor. After literature review, we set the direct hypothesis, mediate hypothesis, moderate hypothesis and moderated mediation hypothesis. For test of hypothesis, we conducted survey method and to removed the common method bias problem, questionnaires are collected by multi-source(team leader, team member) and check the aggregation of individual responds to using team level(rwg, ICC(1), ICC(2)). Total 416 team members and 98 teams used for final analysis. The results show that shared leadership have positive impacts on change-oriented OCB and change self-efficacy. Change self-efficacy has a positive impact on change-oriented OCB. Also, change self-efficacy mediate between shared leadership and change-oriented OCB. Collectivistic value orientation moderate between shared leadership and change self-efficacy. If high on collectivistic value orientation, the those of relationship are more increased. Finally, moderated mediations are significant that change self-efficacy mediation of effect are more strong under high on collectivistic value orientation, reflected of conditional indirect effect. Based on the results, organizations can enhance shared leadership by encouraging team members when teams foster interact team member and all of team members as leaders and to involve in shared, mutual leadership for extra-role behavior such as change-oriented OCB. Also managers should ensure that all of team members has shared direction and purpose, promote and establish norms of participation and input into the team’s activities and strategies, and seek to foster a positive environment where team members encourage one another and actively recognize each others’ contributions.

Beliefs about suicide prevention by excluding the phenomenon versus the person: The role of cultural orientation, attitudes towards suicide, and social reactions to suicidal persons in Turkish university students.

Based on their cultural orientation, people display approving/disapproving attitudes to suicide/suicidal persons that may be seen as either phenomenon excluding or person excluding. We tested whether cultural value orientations and suicidal attitudes were related to beliefs in the efficacy of excluding the phenomenon versus the person for preventing suicide. A total of 857 Turkish university students responded to a survey that include measures of cultural orientation, prevention beliefs related to phenomenon exclusion and person exclusion, and suicide related attitudes. While participants with an individualistic value orientation reported person exclusion to be more effective in preventing suicide, participants with a collectivistic orientation believed phenomenon exclusion to be more effective. Permissive attitudes to suicide were inversely related to beliefs in the effectiveness of phenomenon exclusion but positively to beliefs in the effectiveness of person exclusion for preventing suicide, but the magnitude of the relationships was low. While phenomenon exclusion was positively related to the social acceptance of and helping for a suicidal peer, the opposite was true for person exclusion prevention beliefs (The magnitude of the relationships was low to medium). Participants who attempted suicide believed less in the efficacy of phenomenon exclusion in preventing suicide than those who did not report any suicide attempts. Our findings imply that culture‐sensitive prevention efforts in contexts and individuals with an individualistic value orientation may target reducing the stigma surrounding suicidal persons, but in contexts and individuals with a collectivistic value orientation, they may target decreasing the stigma surrounding the phenomenon of suicide itself.

Ethnic Identity and Well-Being of Andean Indigenous People: The Effect of Individualistic and Collectivist Value Orientations.

The aim of this research was to evaluate the mediating effect of the value orientations of collectivism and individualism on the relationship between ethnic identity and well-being, the latter conceived from the worldview of Andean natives. For this purpose, under an observational and cross-sectional design, 395 Lickan-Antay adults (57% women) living in areas of indigenous development and in two cities in northern Chile were surveyed. We used the Lickan-Antay BLA32 well-being scale, a short version of the Portrait 21 Values Questionnaire to measure individualistic and collectivistic values, and an adapted version of the Ethnic Identity Scale. The results show that ethnic identity had a direct positive effect on all three dimensions of well-being (harmony with community life, ethnic harmony and harmony with nature), and total indirect effects on all five dimensions of well-being, one of them originating mainly from collectivist orientations. Individualistic orientations also showed a positive, though less intense, mediating effect on well-being. We conclude that collectivist and individualistic motivational patterns coexist in Lickan-Antay natives and explain an important part of the relationship between ethnic identity and well-being. Finally, we discuss our results and suggest replication of this study in other ethnic contexts to assess the generalizability of these findings to other native peoples of the Andean region of South America.

Students, social network technology and learning in higher education: Visions of collaborative knowledge construction vs. the reality of knowledge sharing

Despite visions of social network technology (SNT) for collaborative knowledge construction, recent research in secondary schools suggest that students use these tools mainly for knowledge sharing of study-related artifacts. We extend these findings to higher education settings and report on two survey studies that map characteristics of students' self-directed use of SNTs for study purposes, in undergraduate university programs (N = 264) and teacher training colleges (N = 449). The combined findings confirm that students use SNTs extensively for uploading, linking and downloading study-related artifacts in peer-directed SNT groups. They regard these practices positively and believe they improve academic achievements. Sharing was predicted by positive attitudes toward sharing and collectivist value orientations, motivated overall by prosocial reasons and less frequent in competitive study programs. Use of shared materials was associated with performance-avoidance achievement goals and lower GPA. Findings, directions for future research and implications are discussed in the context of learning theories, as well the knowledge sharing literature.

Revisiting the “Trust Radius” Question: Individualism, Collectivism, and Trust Radius in South Korea

Building on recent studies on the “trust radius” problem in generalized trust, this study proposes a new measure of trust radius, which is conceptually straightforward and flexible, and examines its relationship with the individualist–collectivist value orientations. Our proposed measure is based on widely available survey questions, can be applied to individual-level analysis, and has stronger predictive validity compared with the “most people” question or a measure of radius used in previous studies. Applying this measure to a new, nationally representative survey data from South Korea, we find that Koreans have a narrow trust radius that is limited to the most intimate social circles. Our regression analysis shows that respondents with strong collectivist orientations have a wider trust radius, whereas those with strong individualist orientations have a narrower radius. Our finding on individualist–collectivist orientations contradicts previous studies based on mostly European cross-national data, which found the opposite, and suggests that we cannot generalize the relationship between cultural values and trust found in cross-national studies to the individual-level relationship within a nation. We conclude with a discussion of our findings’ implications for future research on social trust.

Crossing back over the Rubicon: Collectivistic value orientation and independent self-concept jointly promote effective goal revision in task groups

When the ultimate goal of the group is found to be unattainable via the chosen means (i.e., a subgoal), effective goal management requires group members to disengage from that failing subgoal and reengage with a feasible alternative. The present study investigated the combined role of group members’ value orientation and their self-concept in collective goal revision in task groups. In a laboratory experiment involving 55 three-person groups, we induced either a collectivistic or individualistic value orientation and made salient either an independent or interdependent self-concept. As expected, groups that combined a collectivistic value orientation and an independent self-concept were less likely to be entrapped in a failing subgoal and more likely to reengage with the ultimate group goal via an available alternative. Also as expected, this effect was mediated by the degree of goal-related reflection among the members during group interaction. Implications of these findings and directions for future research are discussed.

Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries.

The associations of individualistic versus collectivistic value orientations with suicidal ideation and attempts, attitudes towards suicide and towards suicidal individuals, and psychological distress were investigated across 12 nations (N = 5572 university students). We expected differential associations of value orientations with suicidal behavior and moderating effects of the prevailing value orientations in the various countries. Findings showed that intermediate levels of individualism appeared protective against suicide attempts across all investigated nations, but that, otherwise, there seemingly are no universal associations of individualism and collectivism with suicidal behaviors. High collectivism was associated with less suicidal ideation only in individualistic countries. Low individualism appeared to be a risk factor for suicidal ideation specifically in Muslim collectivistic cultures, whereas high individualism in Asian collectivistic cultures. Collectivistic values are uniformly associated with less permissive attitudes to suicide, whereas individualistic values with a more stigmatized view of suicidal behavior. Both individualistic and collectivistic values were associated with socially accepting attitudes to a suicidal peer, helping a suicidal friend, and emotional involvement. The associations of individualistic and collectivistic values with disapproving attitudes to suicidal disclosure were complex. Beliefs in punishment after death for suicide, seeing suicide as mental illness, and emotional involvement with a suicidal friend were lower in high-suicide-rate countries. These evidence patterns are discussed in the light of related research evidence, along with directions for future research in this area.

Collectivistic Independence Promotes Group Creativity by Reducing Idea Fixation

The present study examined the joint impact of collectivistic value orientation and independent self-representation of group members upon group creativity. In a laboratory experiment involving three-person student teams ( N = 72), we induced a collectivistic (vs. an individualistic) value orientation and independent (vs. interdependent) self-representation via priming methods. Using a group-brainstorming paradigm, we found as expected that groups generated more original ideas when members combined a collectivistic value orientation with independent self-representation than with interdependent self-representation. By contrast, differences in self-representation did not have a significant effect when an individualistic value orientation was made salient. Furthermore, we found that this effect was mediated by the degree of idea fixation within the group, thereby illuminating the underlying cognitive mechanism of the observed synergy effect. Implications of the findings for research on group creativity and future directions are discussed.

조직구성원들의 개인주의-집단주의가 심리적 안녕에 미치는 영향 : 개인-조직, 개인-직무 적합성의 조절효과

The psychological well-being(PWB: Ryff, 1989) is important theory because of contribute to an individual's enhancing the positive affect, contentment, and happiness. The study of psychological well-being has been guided by two primary conceptions of positive functioning. First, Bradburn's (1969) seminal work, distinguished between positive and negative affect and defined happiness as the balance between the two. Second, primary conception, which has gained prominence among sociologists, emphasizes life satisfaction as the key indicator of well-being. The convergence of these multiple frameworks of positive functioning served as the theoretical foundation to generate a multidimensional model of well-being(Ryff, 1989, 1995) so that PWB consist of 6 dimensions are self-acceptance, positive relationships with other people, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth which is attained by achieving a state of balance affected by both challenging and rewarding life events. The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of individualistic value orientation (IVO), collectivistic value orientation(CVO) on the employees’ PWB. Also we test the moderating effects of person-job fit(PJF), person-organization fit(POF) between those of relationship. IVO-CVO are one of the cultural value orientations should be conceptualized as residing within a culture whether the focus is exclusively on representations of the self more specially broader values and belief systems. We draw the these IVO-CVO are critical determinants of PWB which dispositional approach such as trait activation theory and reflected context of person-environment fit as interaction between IVO-CVO and environment(organization, job). PJF defined the relationship between a person’s characteristics and those of the job or tasks that are performed at work and POF, which addresses the compatibility between people and entire organizations. Based on literatures, we proposed direct, and moderating effect hypothesis. To test hypothesis, total of 312 questionnaires, multi souce which self-report and supervision report, were used for analysis. The results are as follows. First, CVO have significantly positive impact on PWB, but IVO does not. Second, PJF have significantly positive impact on PWB, but POF does not. Third POF have moderate relationship between IVO, CVO and PWB. Base on the results, this study CVO and PJF is critical determinant of PWB that Individuals with strong CVO and match the requirement of job are likely to engage in psychological states that are beneficial to the their happy working life. Both of strong IVO, CVO employee amplify PWB that organization should more pay attents to their goal, value to matching the employees.

The Effects of Empowering Leadership on Constructive Deviant Behavior: The Moderate Role of Perceived Job Security, Collectivistic Value Orientation

The Effects of Empowering Leadership on Constructive Deviant Behavior: The Moderate Role of Perceived Job Security, Collectivistic Value Orientation

Team-process Factors for Team Creativity in Taiwan

With the globalization of markets, to remain competitive, companies require not only new product ideas and superior approaches for responding to customer needs but also improved processes or environments in the workplace. Firms cannot rely on a single worker's creativity to implement innovation successfully but must encourage collective creativity, which focuses on collaboration and joint success. This study focused on attaining a more profound understanding of creativity theory as developed from the individual to team levels and on the team process of how members contribute by combing relevant inputs by using an optimal method for yielding a creative team response. Following the model of team creativity of Dzindolet and Paulus, we identified crucial team member variables and analyzed the effects of these variables on interactions among cognitive, social, and motivational processes and on the enhancement of team creativity. Task proficiency, collectivistic value orientation, and team vitality were determined to be three team member variables crucial for team creativity. The structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses were also used to show that team vitality mediates the positive relationships among task proficiency, collectivistic value orientation, and team creativity. In study, we also discuss the implications of these results for teaching research and practice.

The impact of abusive supervision on service employees’ proactive customer service performance in the hotel industry

PurposeOn the basis of social identity theory, this paper aims to predict and test the influence of abusive supervision on service employees’ proactive customer service performance (PCSP) in the hotel industry.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 198 service employee-coworker dyads from 12 hotels in China. Previously developed and validated measures of abusive supervision, organizational identification, collectivism and PCSP were used and found to be highly reliable in this study.FindingsTime-lagged data from 12 hotels in China reveal that abusive supervision negatively influences service employees’ PCSP, through organizational identification. In addition, employees’ collectivistic value orientation also strengthens the negative relationship between abusive supervision and organizational identification. These findings have several theoretical and managerial implications, especially for hospitality context.Practical implicationsFirst, the study suggests that hotels should design supervisors’ selection, training and monitoring to reduce mistreatment, which could be highly costly to employees’ identification and hence proactive behaviors. In addition, hotel supervisors are encouraged to learn to regulate their emotions by developing emotional management skills and interpersonal skills. Second, because collectivists are more likely to be affected by abusive supervisors, organizations should pay special attention to them by allocating more supportive resources, providing psychological comfort and expert counseling. Finally, hotels and managers should seek to meet individuals’ basic needs by fostering positive relationships between supervisors and employees, offering favorable treatment and connecting an organization’s goals with employees’ individual values. By doing so, employees’ organizational identification will be enhanced and hence contribute to PCSP.Originality/valueFirst, scarcely any study has focused on negative types of leadership styles and how they affect employees’ PCSP. The authors address the research gap by extending the antecedent scope of PCSP to dark side management and provide empirical evidence about the suppressing effects of abusive supervision on PCSP. Second, the focus on organizational identification provides a new extension for social identity theory in application for incurring employees’ proactive behaviors. Third, this study provides a novel contribution by suggesting that the level of collectivism an employee holds can exacerbate the salience of abusive supervision.

The joint impact of collectivistic value orientation and independent self-representation on group creativity

Which antecedents and group processes are beneficial to creativity in groups? Taking a component-based approach of individualism–collectivism (I-C), we proposed that the combination of collectivistic value orientation and independent self-representation of group members enhances group creativity. In an interactive group brainstorming experiment ( N = 68 triads), we manipulated group members’ value orientation and their self-representation via priming methods and examined group creativity using both a consensual and an objective measure of idea originality. Results indicated that groups generated ideas that are more original when members combined a collectivistic value orientation with independent self-representation than with interdependent self-representation. In contrast, differences in self-representation did not have a significant effect when an individualistic value orientation was activated. We also identified specific group processes characteristic of the predicted combinatorial effect: In creative groups, there was more open communication. Implications of these findings for research on group creativity and future directions are discussed.

Sociodemographic Factors Influence Cultural Values

The gross generalization that East is collectivistic and West is individualistic overlooks the within-group variability among East Asians in the current era of social change and globalization. The aim of this study was to disentangle the role of sociodemographic factors, ethnic heritage culture, and immigration in shaping the individualistic–collectivistic value orientations of Korean mothers and their fifth-grade children residing in rural Korea, urban Korea, and Koreatown, Los Angeles. A European American sample in Los Angeles provided an approximation of mainstream United States values. In semi-structured interviews, participants’ value orientations were assessed using interpersonal dilemma scenarios in home and school situations. Participants’ household sociodemographic factors were the most significant contributor to their home values: Higher maternal education was associated with orientation towards individualism, and three-generation households was associated with orienttion towards collectivism. When the sociodemographic factors were taken into consideration, Koreans were not more collectivistic than European Americans in the home domain. Domain-specificity was found such that individualism was greater in the school domain than in the home domain across the three groups of Koreans, who were as individualistic as European Americans in the school domain. Generational difference was found such that children were more collectivistic than mothers in the home domain. Rural Koreans were not more collectivistic than urban Koreans, which should be interpreted in the context of the high level of technology and education in the rural Korean environment.

Applying a Mental Health Recovery Approach for People from Diverse Backgrounds: The Case of Collectivism and Individualism Paradigms

Western countries have put the mental health recovery approach into practice since the 80 s, and other cultures have started to adopt it into their services. However, the cross-cultural application of the recovery approach has to be addressed, and individualistic-collectivistic values often take center stage in the debate. While people with individualistic value orientations place importance on personal goals, people with collectivistic value orientations see themselves and their goals as an inseparable part of a family or community. However such a simplistic view on the two values may polarize the differences rather than appreciate the intricacies and heterogeneity within and across people and cultures. This brief paper outlines how these two value paradigms may help and hinder recovery on a practical level. The present paper offers a framework for providing culturally responsive mental health service that adequately engages service users and families, thereby generating more dialogues on the topic.

The effects of individualistic‐collectivistic value orientations on non‐fatal suicidal behavior and attitudes in Turkish adolescents and young adults

This study aimed at investigating the effects of individualistic-collectivistic value orientations on non-fatal suicidal behavior and attitudes in Turkish adolescents and young adults. A questionnaire containing measures of individualism, collectivism (INDCOL), non-fatal suicidal behaviors and suicidal attitudes was used to collect the data. The results showed that both suicidal ideation and attempts were significantly more frequent in participants classified as individualist than those who were classified as collectivist on the basis of INDCOL scale scores. Participants with individualistic tendencies displayed more permissive attitudes toward suicide than those with collectivistic tendencies but collectivists believed to a greater extent than the individualists that people should communicate suicidal problems to others. Participants with collectivistic tendencies showed more accepting and helping reactions to an imagined suicidal friend than those with individualistic tendencies. Suicidal ideation and attempts were more common among adolescents than young adults. The findings suggest that individualistic and collectivistic value orientations and developmental status specific stressors play a role in the distribution of nonfatal suicidal behavior and the nature of suicidal attitudes.

Authoritarian Parenting, Power Distance, and Bullying Propensity

This study aimed at examining the existing relation among parenting, cultural value orientation, and bullying propensity at school. The participants (N = 231) were early adolescents randomly selected from 11 different schools in urban and rural areas of Cyprus. The results showed that a statistically significant relation exists between parental authoritarianism and child bullying propensity. In contrast, no such relation was found between bullying and the authoritative parenting style. An argument that has been proposed by prior research is that bullying incidents in collectivistic types of cultures can be attributed to the authoritarian parenting style that is widely used and valued in such cultures. However, authoritarian parenting was found to be positively correlated with the vertical dimension of both collectivistic and individualistic value orientation. Further, the results of this study show that children with vertical cultural value orientation are more likely to engage in bullying only when they come from families that use authoritarian parental styles. These findings are discussed in terms of the significance of power distance in the prediction of bullying behavior.

Understanding dignity and care: an exploratory qualitative study on the views of older people of African and African‐Caribbean descent

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report on a qualitative exploratory study conducted in Wales to explore what dignity and care mean from the perspectives of men and women aged 50 years and older who self‐identified as being either African‐Caribbean/West Indian, or Black Welsh (third‐ or fourth‐generation, with links to Africa or the Caribbean).Design/methodology/approachTwenty‐one semi‐structured interviews were undertaken, allowing for the collection of data on the participants' understanding of dignity (what it is, and what it “looks and feels like”) and of care.FindingsDignity and respect for older people are revealed to be key aspects of the participants' personal value systems. The notion of care is understood as “caring about” and is seen to be a key indicator of dignity. Moreover, both care and dignity were understood and, for many of the participants, were both conceptualised on a personal basis and shaped by a sense of identity that was, in part and to varying extents, communally mediated and rooted in a cultural collectivistic value orientation. The findings also reveal the intersections of care and minority ethnicity, and how – to varying extents – these intersections shape the participants' perceptions of how they are recognised and acknowledged in encounters where dignity is especially important, such as in the receiving of care. With these perceptions come various levels of engagement, avoidance or acceptance of the need for extra care or support.Originality/valueExploratory in nature, this study investigates the importance of paying attention to the impact that cultural and ethnic identity (and accompanying belief systems) may have on how notions of dignity and of care (both personal and communally mediated) are understood. It seeks to contribute to the body of evidence on ways of working with “seldom‐heard” groups and the importance of building trust and establishing long‐term, community‐based research networks.