Diane Sunar
Biographic Data
| ID | 104007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diane Sunar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diane |
| FAMILY NAME | Sunar |
| SIGNATURE | SUNAR D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Istanbul Bilgi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8854-6371 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Social Cure Properties of Groups Across Cultures
We investigate whether the social cure properties of groups vary across cultures, testing hypotheses that the associations between multiple group memberships (MGM) and depressive symptoms will (a) be mediated by social support and uncomfortable normative pressures, and (b) vary systematically with sample-level relational mobility. Analyses of data from a survey ( N = 5,174) conducted within k = 29 samples show that MGM is negatively associated wi…
How Does Type of Moral Responsibility Affect the Extent of the Moral Circle? The Influence of Relational Models
The “moral circle” defines entities toward which a person feels moral responsibility. Relational Models Theory (RMT) proposes four basic relational models (communal sharing, authority ranking, equality matching, and market pricing), each with distinct moral motivations. This study applies RMT to define different types of moral responsibility: caring, guiding, obeying/deferring, ensuring equality, or equity. We proposed that the type of moral resp…
Need for approval from others and face concerns as predictors of interpersonal conflict outcome in 29 cultural groups
The extent to which culture moderates the effects of need for approval from others on a person's handling of interpersonal conflict was investigated. Students from 24 nations rated how they handled a recent interpersonal conflict, using measures derived from face‐negotiation theory. Samples varied in the extent to which they were perceived as characterised by the cultural logics of dignity, honour, or face. It was hypothesised that the emphasis o…
Is an Emphasis on Dignity, Honor and Face more an Attribute of Individuals or of Cultural Groups
This study compares the individual-level and sample-level predictive utility of a measure of the cultural logics of dignity, honor, and face. University students in 29 samples from 24 nations used a simple measure to rate their perceptions of the interpersonal cultural logic characterizing their local culture. The nomological net of these measures was then explored. Key dependent measures included three different facets of independent versus inte…
People respond with different moral emotions to violations in different relational models
Consonant with a functional view of moral emotions, we argue that morality is best analyzed within relationships rather than in individuals, and use Fiske's (1992) theory of relational models (RMs: communal sharing [CS], authority ranking [AR], equality matching [EM], and market pricing [MP]) to predict that violations in different RMs will arouse different intensities of other-blaming emotions (anger, contempt and disgust) in both observers and …
Sex Differences in Self-Construal and in Depressive Symptoms
Sex differences in aspects of independent versus interdependent self-construal and depressive symptoms were surveyed among 5,320 students from 24 nations. Men were found to perceive themselves as more self-contained whereas women perceived themselves as more connected to others. No significant sex differences were found on two further dimensions of self-construal, or on a measure of depressive symptoms. Multilevel modeling was used to test the ab…
The Psychology of Morality
Five questions regarding the nature of the moral sense, the origin of conscience, the development of morality, variability in the moral sense, and the relation of morality to behavior are examined from the point of view of four theoretical approaches (psychoanalytic theory, social learning theory, cognitive-developmental theory, and evolutionary psychology). In addition, some concepts and findings from outside the four approaches are also touched…
Is Early Childhood Relevant to Peacebuilding
The general themes of early childhood and peacebuilding barely intersect, whether in scientific research, policy or practice. Yet recent studies emerging from different disciplines such as neurobio
Difficult dialogs
Persuasion and relational versus Personal bases of self-esteem
The link between audience characteristics and persuasion has been examined in extant research but there has not been a focus on message variables. In the present study message sidedness effects are explored in relation to the link between self-esteem and persuasibility. Results indicated that self-esteem does not have a simple, direct effect on persuasibility. Rather, relational and personal bases of self-esteem provide better explanations for th…
War Exposure, Attachment Style, and Moral Reasoning
This study extends the investigation of the effects of war exposure beyond those previously documented (e.g., increased stress and aggression and various types of psychopathology) to include moral reasoning. Three groups from two cultures with different levels of exposure to the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo were compared using Rest's Defining Issues Test. Possible effects of attachment style alone and in interaction with war exposure were also investi…
Continuity and Change in Turkish Urban Family Life
This study investigates continuity and change in child-rearing attitudes and intrafamily status of the woman in urban middle class Türkiye. A group of 75 women responded to questions about values attributed to children, preference for children's sex, and woman's status in relation to the husband. Findings indicate a decrease in the economic value and an increase in the psychological value of children, together with a decrease in boy preference an…
Familie und Sozialisation in der Türkei
Attitudes of Turkish students toward elderly relatives
Female Stereotypes in the United States and Turkey
The functional theory of attitudes was applied to the problem of interpersonal perception and stereotyping in power relationships to predict the content of stereotypes of subordinated groups. An examination of stereotypes of women in the United States and Turkey tested the following three hypotheses: (1) Both American and Turkish males will attribute the predicted stereotyped traits more to women than to men, (2) Turks will perceive greater diffe…
Stereotypes of the Powerless
This paper advances a theory of stereotypes of powerless groups in terms of the psychological functions served by the stereotypes. In a coercive power relationship certain behavioral constraints are imposed on the powerless group. Members of the powerful group observe the resulting behavior and make inferences about the character of the powerless group. These observations and inferences fulfill a knowledge function by providing information and in…
Is an Emphasis on Dignity, Honor and Face more an Attribute of Individuals or of Cultural Groups
This study compares the individual-level and sample-level predictive utility of a measure of the cultural logics of dignity, honor, and face. University students in 29 samples from 24 nations used a simple measure to rate their perceptions of the interpersonal cultural logic characterizing their local culture. The nomological net of these measures was then explored. Key dependent measures included three different facets of independent versus inte…
Sex Differences in Self-Construal and in Depressive Symptoms
Sex differences in aspects of independent versus interdependent self-construal and depressive symptoms were surveyed among 5,320 students from 24 nations. Men were found to perceive themselves as more self-contained whereas women perceived themselves as more connected to others. No significant sex differences were found on two further dimensions of self-construal, or on a measure of depressive symptoms. Multilevel modeling was used to test the ab…
Difficult dialogs
Is Early Childhood Relevant to Peacebuilding
The general themes of early childhood and peacebuilding barely intersect, whether in scientific research, policy or practice. Yet recent studies emerging from different disciplines such as neurobio
War Exposure, Attachment Style, and Moral Reasoning
This study extends the investigation of the effects of war exposure beyond those previously documented (e.g., increased stress and aggression and various types of psychopathology) to include moral reasoning. Three groups from two cultures with different levels of exposure to the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo were compared using Rest's Defining Issues Test. Possible effects of attachment style alone and in interaction with war exposure were also investi…
Attitudes of Turkish students toward elderly relatives
Female Stereotypes in the United States and Turkey
The functional theory of attitudes was applied to the problem of interpersonal perception and stereotyping in power relationships to predict the content of stereotypes of subordinated groups. An examination of stereotypes of women in the United States and Turkey tested the following three hypotheses: (1) Both American and Turkish males will attribute the predicted stereotyped traits more to women than to men, (2) Turks will perceive greater diffe…
Stereotypes of the Powerless
This paper advances a theory of stereotypes of powerless groups in terms of the psychological functions served by the stereotypes. In a coercive power relationship certain behavioral constraints are imposed on the powerless group. Members of the powerful group observe the resulting behavior and make inferences about the character of the powerless group. These observations and inferences fulfill a knowledge function by providing information and in…
Female Stereotypes in the United States and Turkey
The functional theory of attitudes was applied to the problem of interpersonal perception and stereotyping in power relationships to predict the content of stereotypes of subordinated groups. An examination of stereotypes of women in the United States and Turkey tested the following three hypotheses: (1) Both American and Turkish males will attribute the predicted stereotyped traits more to women than to men, (2) Turks will perceive greater diffe…
Attitudes of Turkish students toward elderly relatives
Familie und Sozialisation in der Türkei
Continuity and Change in Turkish Urban Family Life
This study investigates continuity and change in child-rearing attitudes and intrafamily status of the woman in urban middle class Türkiye. A group of 75 women responded to questions about values attributed to children, preference for children's sex, and woman's status in relation to the husband. Findings indicate a decrease in the economic value and an increase in the psychological value of children, together with a decrease in boy preference an…
Persuasion and relational versus Personal bases of self-esteem
The link between audience characteristics and persuasion has been examined in extant research but there has not been a focus on message variables. In the present study message sidedness effects are explored in relation to the link between self-esteem and persuasibility. Results indicated that self-esteem does not have a simple, direct effect on persuasibility. Rather, relational and personal bases of self-esteem provide better explanations for th…
War Exposure, Attachment Style, and Moral Reasoning
This study extends the investigation of the effects of war exposure beyond those previously documented (e.g., increased stress and aggression and various types of psychopathology) to include moral reasoning. Three groups from two cultures with different levels of exposure to the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo were compared using Rest's Defining Issues Test. Possible effects of attachment style alone and in interaction with war exposure were also investi…
Is Early Childhood Relevant to Peacebuilding
The general themes of early childhood and peacebuilding barely intersect, whether in scientific research, policy or practice. Yet recent studies emerging from different disciplines such as neurobio
Difficult dialogs
The Psychology of Morality
Five questions regarding the nature of the moral sense, the origin of conscience, the development of morality, variability in the moral sense, and the relation of morality to behavior are examined from the point of view of four theoretical approaches (psychoanalytic theory, social learning theory, cognitive-developmental theory, and evolutionary psychology). In addition, some concepts and findings from outside the four approaches are also touched…
People respond with different moral emotions to violations in different relational models
Consonant with a functional view of moral emotions, we argue that morality is best analyzed within relationships rather than in individuals, and use Fiske's (1992) theory of relational models (RMs: communal sharing [CS], authority ranking [AR], equality matching [EM], and market pricing [MP]) to predict that violations in different RMs will arouse different intensities of other-blaming emotions (anger, contempt and disgust) in both observers and …
Sex Differences in Self-Construal and in Depressive Symptoms
Sex differences in aspects of independent versus interdependent self-construal and depressive symptoms were surveyed among 5,320 students from 24 nations. Men were found to perceive themselves as more self-contained whereas women perceived themselves as more connected to others. No significant sex differences were found on two further dimensions of self-construal, or on a measure of depressive symptoms. Multilevel modeling was used to test the ab…
Is an Emphasis on Dignity, Honor and Face more an Attribute of Individuals or of Cultural Groups
This study compares the individual-level and sample-level predictive utility of a measure of the cultural logics of dignity, honor, and face. University students in 29 samples from 24 nations used a simple measure to rate their perceptions of the interpersonal cultural logic characterizing their local culture. The nomological net of these measures was then explored. Key dependent measures included three different facets of independent versus inte…
Need for approval from others and face concerns as predictors of interpersonal conflict outcome in 29 cultural groups
The extent to which culture moderates the effects of need for approval from others on a person's handling of interpersonal conflict was investigated. Students from 24 nations rated how they handled a recent interpersonal conflict, using measures derived from face‐negotiation theory. Samples varied in the extent to which they were perceived as characterised by the cultural logics of dignity, honour, or face. It was hypothesised that the emphasis o…
The Social Cure Properties of Groups Across Cultures
We investigate whether the social cure properties of groups vary across cultures, testing hypotheses that the associations between multiple group memberships (MGM) and depressive symptoms will (a) be mediated by social support and uncomfortable normative pressures, and (b) vary systematically with sample-level relational mobility. Analyses of data from a survey ( N = 5,174) conducted within k = 29 samples show that MGM is negatively associated wi…
How Does Type of Moral Responsibility Affect the Extent of the Moral Circle? The Influence of Relational Models
The “moral circle” defines entities toward which a person feels moral responsibility. Relational Models Theory (RMT) proposes four basic relational models (communal sharing, authority ranking, equality matching, and market pricing), each with distinct moral motivations. This study applies RMT to define different types of moral responsibility: caring, guiding, obeying/deferring, ensuring equality, or equity. We proposed that the type of moral resp…
Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Law (4 works)