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Friendships of Indonesian, South Korean, and U.S. college students
Author(s) -
FRENCH DORAN C.,
BAE ALYX,
PIDADA SRI,
LEE OKHWA
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
personal relationships
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.81
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1475-6811
pISSN - 1350-4126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2006.00105.x
Subject(s) - collectivism , friendship , indonesian , psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , individualism , gender studies , sociology , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law
The friendships of college students in the United States ( n = 61), Indonesia ( n = 56), and South Korea ( n = 35) were assessed to evaluate the H. C. Triandis, R. Bontempo, M. J. Villareal, M. Asai, and N. Lucca (1988) hypothesis that the friendships of individuals in collectivist cultures are more intimate and less extensive than those in individualistic cultures. Students rated the qualities of their friendships, reported the identity and characteristics of friends, and recorded details of their social interactions using the Rochester Interaction Inventory. The friendship characteristics of South Korean students were generally consistent with the H. C. Triandis et al. (1988) hypotheses, whereas those of the Indonesian students were not. It appears that friendships in some collectivist cultures, including Indonesia, display characteristics of extensive social contacts with others in conjunction with limited intimacy with specific individuals.