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Cultural Bases for Self-Evaluation: Seeing Oneself Positively in Different Cultural Contexts

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Becker, Maja Koller, Silvia H. Valk, Aune Buitendach, Johanna Gavreliuc, Alin Herman, Ginette [UCL] Vignoles, Vivian L.

Several theories propose that self-esteem, or positive self-regard, results from fulfilling the value priorities of one's surrounding culture. Yet, surprisingly little evidence exists for this assertion, and theories differ about whether individuals must personally endorse the value priorities involved. We compared the influence of four bases for self-evaluation (controlling one's life, doing one's duty, benefitting others, achieving social status) among 4,852 adolescents across 20 cultural samples, using an implicit, within-person measurement technique to avoid cultural response biases. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses showed that participants generally derived feelings of self-esteem from all four bases, but especially from those that were most consistent with the value priorities of others in their cultural context. Multilevel analyses confirmed that the bases of positive self-regard are sustained collectively: They are predictably moderated by culturally normative values but show little systematic variation with personally endorsed values. © 2014 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès mixte
Publication date 2014
Language Anglais
Journal information "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin" - Vol. 40, no. 5, p. 657-675 (2014)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Sage Publications, Inc.
e-issn 1552-7433
issn 0146-1672
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SSH/IPSY - Psychological Sciences Research Institute
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Bibliographic reference Becker, Maja ; Koller, Silvia H. ; Valk, Aune ; Buitendach, Johanna ; Gavreliuc, Alin ; et. al. Cultural Bases for Self-Evaluation: Seeing Oneself Positively in Different Cultural Contexts. In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 40, no. 5, p. 657-675 (2014)
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