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Self‐judgment and reputation monitoring as a function of the fundamental dimensions, temporal perspective, and culture
Author(s) -
Ybarra Oscar,
Park Hyekyung,
Stanik Christine,
Lee David Seungjae
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.854
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , reputation , psychology , perspective (graphical) , social psychology , perception , function (biology) , social perception , sense of agency , sociology , social science , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , evolutionary biology , computer science , biology
Social acceptance and the development of one's competencies and status are fundamental aspects of the human experience, but the former (communion) should take precedence over the latter (agency) in self‐judgment. Study 1 results indicated that (i) people across two cultures judged themselves as possessing higher communion than agency characteristics; (ii) communion self‐judgments were more consistent across temporal perspective; and (iii) level of self‐enhancement across cultures was similar for communion but different for agency. In Study 2, people across culture reported being more troubled and demonstrated a greater desire to repair their reputation when they imagined others perceived them as lacking in communion compared with agency. These findings support the idea that social life pressures people to view themselves as possessing communion traits and to ensure that others have this perception as well. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.