Collectivism and Governmentally Initiated Restrictions

A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis Across Nations and Within a Nation

Bibliographic Data

ID2313963
AuthorsLucian Gideon Conway (0000-0002-6919-4320, University of Montana, corresponding author), Shannon M Sexton (Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology), Shannon Sexton (Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology), Roger G Tweed (0000-0003-4961-7944, Kwantlen University College)
Year2006
Volume37
Issue1
Pages20-41
Publication date2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022022105282293
OpenAlexW2152379060
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited39

This article provides evidence for a link between cultural collectivism and indexes of governmentally initiated restriction both across nations and within one nation, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. In Investigation 1, across U.S. states, an index of legislative restriction is positively related to an index of collective behaviors. In Investigation 2, across nations, an index of political restriction is positively related to measures of national cultural collectivism. In Investigation 3, longitudinal analyses suggest that cultural measures predict restriction better than vice versa, although this evidence is stronger and more consistent across nations than across states. The present findings are discussed in terms of their contribution to understanding the relationship between culture and politics

Collectivism · Index (typography · Individualism · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Cultural Differences and Values · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology