TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural Bases for Self-Evaluation
T2 - Seeing Oneself Positively in Different Cultural Contexts
AU - Becker, Maja
AU - Vignoles, Vivian L.
AU - Owe, Ellinor
AU - Easterbrook, Matthew J.
AU - Brown, Rupert
AU - Smith, Peter B.
AU - Bond, Michael Harris
AU - Regalia, Camillo
AU - Manzi, Claudia
AU - Brambilla, Maria
AU - Aldhafri, Said
AU - González, Roberto
AU - Carrasco, Diego
AU - Paz Cadena, Maria
AU - Lay, Siugmin
AU - Schweiger Gallo, Inge
AU - Torres, Ana
AU - Camino, Leoncio
AU - Özgen, Emre
AU - Güner, Ülkü E.
AU - Yamakoǧlu, Nil
AU - Silveira Lemos, Flávia Cristina
AU - Trujillo, Elvia Vargas
AU - Balanta, Paola
AU - Macapagal, Ma Elizabeth J.
AU - Cristina Ferreira, M.
AU - Herman, Ginette
AU - de Sauvage, Isabelle
AU - Bourguignon, David
AU - Wang, Qian
AU - Fülöp, Márta
AU - Harb, Charles
AU - Chybicka, Aneta
AU - Mekonnen, Kassahun Habtamu
AU - Martin, Mariana
AU - Nizharadze, George
AU - Gavreliuc, Alin
AU - Buitendach, Johanna
AU - Valk, Aune
AU - Koller, Silvia H.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Several theories propose that self-esteem, or positive self-regard, results from fulfilling the value priorities of one's surrounding culture. Yet, surprisingly little evidence exists for this assertion, and theories differ about whether individuals must personally endorse the value priorities involved. We compared the influence of four bases for self-evaluation (controlling one's life, doing one's duty, benefitting others, achieving social status) among 4,852 adolescents across 20 cultural samples, using an implicit, within-person measurement technique to avoid cultural response biases. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses showed that participants generally derived feelings of self-esteem from all four bases, but especially from those that were most consistent with the value priorities of others in their cultural context. Multilevel analyses confirmed that the bases of positive self-regard are sustained collectively: They are predictably moderated by culturally normative values but show little systematic variation with personally endorsed values.
AB - Several theories propose that self-esteem, or positive self-regard, results from fulfilling the value priorities of one's surrounding culture. Yet, surprisingly little evidence exists for this assertion, and theories differ about whether individuals must personally endorse the value priorities involved. We compared the influence of four bases for self-evaluation (controlling one's life, doing one's duty, benefitting others, achieving social status) among 4,852 adolescents across 20 cultural samples, using an implicit, within-person measurement technique to avoid cultural response biases. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses showed that participants generally derived feelings of self-esteem from all four bases, but especially from those that were most consistent with the value priorities of others in their cultural context. Multilevel analyses confirmed that the bases of positive self-regard are sustained collectively: They are predictably moderated by culturally normative values but show little systematic variation with personally endorsed values.
KW - culture
KW - identity
KW - self-esteem
KW - self-evaluation
KW - values
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U2 - 10.1177/0146167214522836
DO - 10.1177/0146167214522836
M3 - Article
C2 - 24523298
AN - SCOPUS:84898677507
SN - 0146-1672
VL - 40
SP - 657
EP - 675
JO - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
JF - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
IS - 5
ER -