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Independence and interdependence in diverse cultural contexts
Author(s) -
Killen Melanie,
Wainryb Cecilia
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23220008703
Subject(s) - collectivism , individualism , construct (python library) , independence (probability theory) , social psychology , psychology , cultural diversity , cultural influence , big five personality traits and culture , empirical research , sociology , epistemology , personality , social science , big five personality traits , political science , anthropology , computer science , mathematics , philosophy , statistics , law , programming language
In this chapter, we propose that the individualistic‐collectivistic construct ignores cultural complexities, and we illustrate our points by using examples from our empirical research conducted in Japan, Colombia, and the Middle East.