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Need for approval from others and face concerns as predictors of interpersonal conflict outcome in 29 cultural groups
Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi Smith, Peter B. Grigoryan, Lusine Torres, Claudio Papastylianou, Antonia Lopukhova, Olga G. Sunar, Diane Easterbrook, Matthew J. Koc, Yasin Selim, Heyla A.
Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi
Smith, Peter B.
Grigoryan, Lusine
Torres, Claudio
Papastylianou, Antonia
Lopukhova, Olga G.
Sunar, Diane
Easterbrook, Matthew J.
Koc, Yasin
Selim, Heyla A.
Author
Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi
Smith, Peter B.
Grigoryan, Lusine
Torres, Claudio
Papastylianou, Antonia
Lopukhova, Olga G.
Sunar, Diane
Easterbrook, Matthew J.
Koc, Yasin
Selim, Heyla A.
Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit
Chaleeraktrakoon, Trawin
Gul, Pelin
Perez Floriano, Lorena
Diaz-Loving, Rolando
Kwantes, Catherine T.
Yuki, Masaki
Ogusu, Natsuki
van Osch, Yvette
Mendes Texeira, Maria Luisa
Hu, Ping
Abbas, Ammar
Tripodi, Doriana
Lay, Siugmin
Efremova, Maria
Hassan, Bushra
Ahmad, Abd Halim
al-Bayati, Ahmed
Anderson, Joel
Cross, Susan E.
Delfino, Gisela Isabel
Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer
Gavreliuc, Alin
Gavreliuc, Dana
Gunsoy, Ceren
Díaz Rivera, Paola Eunice
Hakobjanyan, Anna
Smith, Peter B.
Grigoryan, Lusine
Torres, Claudio
Papastylianou, Antonia
Lopukhova, Olga G.
Sunar, Diane
Easterbrook, Matthew J.
Koc, Yasin
Selim, Heyla A.
Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit
Chaleeraktrakoon, Trawin
Gul, Pelin
Perez Floriano, Lorena
Diaz-Loving, Rolando
Kwantes, Catherine T.
Yuki, Masaki
Ogusu, Natsuki
van Osch, Yvette
Mendes Texeira, Maria Luisa
Hu, Ping
Abbas, Ammar
Tripodi, Doriana
Lay, Siugmin
Efremova, Maria
Hassan, Bushra
Ahmad, Abd Halim
al-Bayati, Ahmed
Anderson, Joel
Cross, Susan E.
Delfino, Gisela Isabel
Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer
Gavreliuc, Alin
Gavreliuc, Dana
Gunsoy, Ceren
Díaz Rivera, Paola Eunice
Hakobjanyan, Anna
Abstract
The extent to which culture moderates the effects of need for approval from others on a person's handling of interpersonal conflict was investigated. Students from 24 nations rated how they handled a recent interpersonal conflict, using measures derived from face-negotiation theory. Samples varied in the extent to which they were perceived as characterised by the cultural logics of dignity, honour, or face. It was hypothesised that the emphasis on harmony within face cultures would reduce the relevance of need for approval from others to face-negotiation concerns. Respondents rated their need for approval from others and how much they sought to preserve their own face and the face of the other party during the conflict. Need for approval was associated with concerns for both self-face and other-face. However, as predicted, the association between need for approval from others and concern for self-face was weaker where face logic was prevalent. Favourable conflict outcome was positively related to other-face and negatively related to self-face and to need for approval from others, but there were no significant interactions related to prevailing cultural logics. The results illustrate how particular face-threatening factors can moderate the distinctive face-concerns earlier found to characterise individualistic and collectivistic cultural groups.
Keywords
cross-cultural studies, cultural logic, face, interpersonal conflict, personality, self-construal
Date
2023
Type
Journal article
Journal
International Journal of Psychology
Book
Volume
58
Issue
3
Page Range
258-271
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Source URL
Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open