Kashima, Yoshihisa, Kashima, Emiko, Farsides, Tom, Kim, Uichol, Stack, Fritz, Werth, Lioba and Yuki, Masaki (2004) Culture and context-sensitive self: the amount and meaning of context-sensitivty of phenomenal self differs across cultures. Self and Identity, 3 (2). pp. 125-141. ISSN 1529-8868

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Abstract

Self-concepts change from context to context. The experience that one's self is context-sensitive may be universal, however the amount and meaning of context-sensitive self vary across cultures. Cross-cultural differences in the amount and meaning of context-sensitive self were investigated in three Western cultures (Australia, Germany, and UK) and two East Asian cultures (Japan and Korea). The amount of context-sensitivity of self was greater in Japan than in Western cultures and Korea. The meaning of context-sensitive self also varied across cultures. In the Western cultures, a context-invariant self was seen to be clear and true; however, these patterns were not observed in the East Asian cultures. In Korea, a context-invariant self was interpreted to be exhibiting a relational self, which adheres to the ethics of care. In Japan, it was a context-sensitive self that was seen to be true, implying that the true self in Japan may mean to be true to the self-in-context, rather than the transcendental, decontextualized self. The results suggest the importance of differentiating East Asian cultures such as Japan and Korea. The utility of quantitative methods in explicating cultural meaning was highlighted.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Depositing User:	Tom Farsides
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 15:38
Last Modified:	25 Nov 2013 15:29
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/13686

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