Individualism, collectivism, and Chinese adolescents' aggression: intracultural variations.

Publisher: Wiley-Liss Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7502265 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1098-2337 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0096140X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Aggress Behav Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: <2005-> : Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Liss
Original Publication: New York, Liss.

Culture* ; Individuality*; Aggression/*psychology; Adolescent ; Adolescent Behavior ; China ; Cross-Cultural Comparison ; Female ; Humans ; Interpersonal Relations ; Male ; Models, Psychological ; Psychological Tests ; Social Class ; Social Values

This study examined the relations between cultural values (i.e., individualism and collectivism) and aggression among 460 (234 girls) Chinese adolescents. Conflict level and social status insecurity were examined as potential explaining mechanisms for these relations. The results showed that adolescents' endorsement of collectivism was negatively related to their use of overt and relational aggression as reported by teachers and peers, whereas positive associations were found between the endorsement of individualism and adolescent aggression. Adolescents' conflict level and social status insecurity accounted for a significant part of these associations. Findings of this study demonstrate the importance of examining intracultural variations of cultural values in relation to adolescent aggression as well as the process variables in explaining the relations.
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Date Created: 20100306 Date Completed: 20100709 Latest Revision: 20110505

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10.1002/ab.20341

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