Open AccessQuantifying cultural tightness-looseness in Ecuador
Author(s) -
Phillip M. Jolly,
Hubert Van Hoof,
Feier Chen,
Bora Kim,
Mateo Estrella Durán,
Ana Cueva Navas,
Julio Enrique Gavilanes Valle,
Gabriela Maldonado Pérez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0246064
Subject(s) - cultural diversity , inclusion (mineral) , cross cultural studies , degree (music) , geography , psychology , political science , social psychology , law , physics , acoustics
Cultural tightness-looseness represents the degree to which a particular culture possesses strong behavioral norms, and the degree to which members of that culture are likely to sanction individuals who deviate from those norms. While tightness-looseness has been quantified for a large and growing number of countries around the world, there are many countries where a tightness-looseness score has yet to be determined, thus impeding the inclusion of those countries in cross-cultural research with a tightness-looseness focus. There is a dearth of research on cultural tightness-looseness in South America in particular. We report results from a national survey of 1,265 Ecuadorian residents which provided quantification of the relatively tight culture of Ecuador.