Cultural variations in perceptions and reactions to social norm transgressions: a comparative study.

collectivism cultural differences dehumanization moral judgment social norms

Journal

Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 21 06 2023
accepted: 31 08 2023
medline: 6 10 2023
pubmed: 6 10 2023
entrez: 6 10 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Humans are similar but behave differently, and one main reason is the culture in which they are born and raised. The purpose of this research is to examine how the perception and reaction to those who transgress social norms may vary based on the individualism/collectivism of their culture. A study ( People from highly collective countries (China) perceive uncivil transgressors as immoral and enact more social control over them than people from highly individualistic countries (U.K.). They also experience more discomfort when facing uncivil transgressors, and this discomfort mediates the increasing immorality perceived on the agents of incivilities in contrast with people from less collective countries. Our findings provide insights into how cultural factors shape individuals' perceptions of social norm violations and emphasize the importance of considering cultural differences when addressing incivility.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37799515
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1243955
pmc: PMC10548130
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1243955

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Chen-Xia, Betancor, Rodríguez-Gómez and Rodríguez-Pérez.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Xing J Chen-Xia (XJ)

Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

Verónica Betancor (V)

Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

Laura Rodríguez-Gómez (L)

Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

Armando Rodríguez-Pérez (A)

Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

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