Re-examining the positivity of self-evaluations among East Asians and European Americans |
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Authors: | Jenny C Su Shigehiro Oishi |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Psychology, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan;bDepartment of Psychology, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400, United States |
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Abstract: | Evidence from recent studies suggests that the method used to assess self-enhancement can influence the interpretation of findings on the existence of self-enhancement among East Asians. Circumventing many of the methodological problems associated with previous studies, we conducted a cross-cultural study that contrasted participants’ self-evaluations of personality traits with peer ratings. Specifically, East Asian and European American participants provided separate self- and peer-ratings on measures of individualistically- and collectivistically-valued traits in a round-robin design. Results revealed greater self-enhancement tendency among European Americans on both traits. Moreover, European Americans, but not East Asians, provided self-ratings that were more positive than peer-ratings. These findings challenge claims regarding the use of tactical self-enhancement among East Asians. |
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Keywords: | Culture Self-evaluation Individualistic/collectivistic traits |
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