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Self-construal priming reconsidered: comparing effects of two commonly used primes in the UK and China

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posted on 2023-06-07, 08:52 authored by Shengyu Yang, Vivian VignolesVivian Vignoles
Self-construal priming was devised to mimic the effects of chronic cross-cultural differences. Primes designed to activate independent/interdependent self-construals have been found to affect numerous culturally relevant outcomes. However, researchers have rarely checked precisely what these primes activated, nor tested their cross-cultural equivalence. We compared two common priming tasks, Similarities vs. Differences with Family and Friends (SDFF) and Sumerian Warrior Story (SWS), across seven dimensions of independence/interdependence among 118 British and 178 Chinese participants. The two tasks activated different combinations of self-construal dimensions. SWS showed a similar pattern of effects across cultures, whereas SDFF more strongly affected Chinese participants. Neither manipulation closely mimicked the pattern of pre-existing cross-cultural differences between samples. We propose researchers should develop more precisely targeted self-construal primes.

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Journal

Open Science Journal

ISSN

2466-4308

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NVO Otvorena Nauka (Open Science) and NVO Start

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3

Volume

5

Page range

1-32

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  • Psychology Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2020-07-20

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2020-07-20

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2020-07-17

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