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A sian culture in transition: is it related to reported parenting styles and transitivity of simple choices?
Author(s) -
Ferguson Eva Dreikurs,
Hagaman Joel A.,
Maurer Sarah B.,
Mathews Philip,
Peng Kaiping
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12001
Subject(s) - transitive relation , individualism , psychology , social psychology , simple (philosophy) , parenting styles , developmental psychology , epistemology , mathematics , philosophy , economics , combinatorics , market economy
Does culture shape reported parenting styles and cognitive processes like transitive reasoning, of choosing A over B , B over C , and then A over C (transitivity)? A sian‐ A merican, C aucasian‐ A merican, and I ndian university students differed significantly in transitivity and in reported parental styles. I ndia participants were more intransitive and, contrary to traditional findings in the literature, reported their parents as more laissez‐faire, individualistic, and competitive than did C aucasian‐ A mericans. Recent technological and industrial advances in I ndia likely explain some of these obtained differences. Predictions from A dlerian theory and work of K urt L ewin, that parenting styles would relate to transitivity of choices, were indirectly supported. Stronger evidence was found that culture impacts both reported parental styles and transitivity of simple choices.