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Culture and Development of Self‐Regulation
Author(s) -
Trommsdorff Gisela
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
social and personality psychology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 53
ISSN - 1751-9004
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2009.00209.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , interpersonal communication , psychology , sociocultural evolution , perspective (graphical) , self , context (archaeology) , social psychology , sense of agency , sociology , social science , paleontology , artificial intelligence , anthropology , computer science , biology
In the present paper, I aim to both contribute to a culture‐based theory of self‐regulation and clarify some mutually constitutive functions of psychological and sociocultural phenomena. I examine the relations between self and culture and the role of these relations in the development of self‐regulation. Self‐regulation is based on the intention to modify internal processes and behavior to reach one’s goals. Because the development of self‐regulation is embedded in a cultural context that gives priority to a specific model of agency, processes of self‐regulation are assumed to differ cross‐culturally. First, I give a brief overview on self‐regulation research. Further, I discuss the contribution of a culture‐informed perspective to the study of self‐regulation and its development, taking into account interpersonal self‐regulation. Finally, I present a ‘Cultural Model of Agency and Self‐Regulation,’ which suggests how to link culture and individual agency.