Personality and Culture Cross-Cultural Psychology at the Next Crossroads

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Editorial
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Title
Personality and Culture Cross-Cultural Psychology at the Next Crossroads
Journal
Swiss Journal of Psychology
Author(s)
Allik J., Massoudi K., Realo A., Rossier J.
ISSN
1421-0185
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
71
Number
1
Pages
5-12
Language
english
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Publication type : Editorial Material
Abstract
A review of nearly three decades of cross-cultural research shows that this domain still has to address several issues regarding the biases of data collection and sampling methods, the lack of clear and consensual definitions of constructs and variables, and measurement invariance issues that seriously limit the comparability of results across cultures. Indeed, a large majority of the existing studies are still based on the anthropological model, which compares two cultures and mainly uses convenience samples of university students. This paper stresses the need to incorporate a larger variety of regions and cultures in the research designs, the necessity to theorize and identify a larger set of variables in order to describe a human environment, and the importance of overcoming methodological weaknesses to improve the comparability of measurement results. Cross-cultural psychology is at the next crossroads in it's development, and researchers can certainly make major contributions to this domain if they can address these weaknesses and challenges.
Keywords
cross-cultural psychology, personality assessment, culture, COUNTRIES, TRAITS, NATIONS, INDIVIDUALISM, UNIVERSAL, COMPARABILITY, COLLECTIVISM, EQUIVALENCE, PERSPECTIVE, AMERICAN
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