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CROSS‐CULTURAL VARIATIONS IN RELATIONSHIP RULES
Author(s) -
Argyle Michael,
Henderson Monika,
Bond Michael,
Iizuka Yuichi,
Contarello Alberta
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598608247591
Subject(s) - psychology , scale (ratio) , social psychology , multivariate statistics , cross cultural , multivariate analysis , cultural values , sociology , social science , statistics , anthropology , geography , mathematics , cartography
A British study of the informal rules of 22 social relationships was replicated among Japanese, Hong Kong and Italian samples. Subjects were asked to rate the importance of 33 common and varying numbers of relationship‐specific rules to each of these relationships on a 9‐point bipolar scale. Multivariate analyses showed each culture has a structure of highly endorsed rules, although a number of cross‐cultural differences emerged in the nature of these rules, particularly those relating to intimacy. Certain cross‐cultural predictions were confirmed.