Rebecca S Merkin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6183899 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca S Merkin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca S |
| FAMILY NAME | Merkin |
| SIGNATURE | MERKIN R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baruch College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1826-2052 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Promoting intercultural friendship among college students
This study assessed the efficacy of a semester-long buddy project in facilitating intercultural friendship development. Results of pre-, post-, and follow-up surveys show significant improvements in knowledge and attitude; correlations between post-project knowledge, attitude, and interest in continued contact; and correlations between interest in continued contact and actual contact in the follow up. The majority of the participants evaluated th…
The Relationship between Individualism / Collectivism Consultation and Harmony Needs
This study examines how individualism and collectivism impact the need for consultation versus harmony respectively and whether they underlie direct and indirect communication during face-threatening situations. A MANCOVA design was employed testing individualism/collectivism, while controlling for social desirability, on consultation expectations and harmonious facework strategies from self-report questionnaires (n = 654) collected in the Chile,…
State of the art themes in cross-cultural communication research
Middle Eastern Impression-Management Communication
This study examines Israeli and Syrian impression management (facework), drawing on Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions. Using a MANCOVA design while controlling for social desirability and gender, it measured the influence of country on direct, aggressive, competitive, and harmonious facework strategies from self-report questionnaires ( n = 176) collected in Israel and Syria. Consistent with the hypotheses, Israelis exhibit more direct, agg…
Intercultural Friendship
International students often complain about the lack of friendships with host nationals. This study explores the relationship between communication variables, number of friendships, and friendship satisfaction. International students at a large urban university in the United States completed a survey on willingness to communicate, communicative adaptability, English language proficiency, loneliness, and friendship with the Americans. Results show…
Facework in Syria and the United States
Cross-cultural communication patterns
he most recent extant studies on Korean communication were carried out in the 1990’s. Thus, the purpose of this study is to test and thereby update research on Korean in contrast to American communication practices. Students in Korea and the US filled out questionnaires testing their direct, indirect, immediate, verbally aggressive and communicatively apprehensive communication. This study quantitatively tested the impact of culture on direct, in…
Power Distance and Facework Strategies
This study utilized Hofstede's (2001 Hofstede, G. 1980. Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values, Beverly Hills, , CA: Sage. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) study that tested whether Hofstede's power distance (PD) dimension of culture is an important predictor for understanding cross-cultural facework. It investigated how cultural groups differing in their level of PD negotiate strategic responses (i.e., cooperative…
Uncertainty avoidance and facework
State of the art themes in cross-cultural communication research
Uncertainty avoidance and facework
The Relationship between Individualism / Collectivism Consultation and Harmony Needs
This study examines how individualism and collectivism impact the need for consultation versus harmony respectively and whether they underlie direct and indirect communication during face-threatening situations. A MANCOVA design was employed testing individualism/collectivism, while controlling for social desirability, on consultation expectations and harmonious facework strategies from self-report questionnaires (n = 654) collected in the Chile,…
Promoting intercultural friendship among college students
This study assessed the efficacy of a semester-long buddy project in facilitating intercultural friendship development. Results of pre-, post-, and follow-up surveys show significant improvements in knowledge and attitude; correlations between post-project knowledge, attitude, and interest in continued contact; and correlations between interest in continued contact and actual contact in the follow up. The majority of the participants evaluated th…
Middle Eastern Impression-Management Communication
This study examines Israeli and Syrian impression management (facework), drawing on Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions. Using a MANCOVA design while controlling for social desirability and gender, it measured the influence of country on direct, aggressive, competitive, and harmonious facework strategies from self-report questionnaires ( n = 176) collected in Israel and Syria. Consistent with the hypotheses, Israelis exhibit more direct, agg…
Facework in Syria and the United States
Cross-cultural communication patterns
he most recent extant studies on Korean communication were carried out in the 1990’s. Thus, the purpose of this study is to test and thereby update research on Korean in contrast to American communication practices. Students in Korea and the US filled out questionnaires testing their direct, indirect, immediate, verbally aggressive and communicatively apprehensive communication. This study quantitatively tested the impact of culture on direct, in…
Power Distance and Facework Strategies
This study utilized Hofstede's (2001 Hofstede, G. 1980. Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values, Beverly Hills, , CA: Sage. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) study that tested whether Hofstede's power distance (PD) dimension of culture is an important predictor for understanding cross-cultural facework. It investigated how cultural groups differing in their level of PD negotiate strategic responses (i.e., cooperative…
Uncertainty avoidance and facework
Cross-cultural communication patterns
he most recent extant studies on Korean communication were carried out in the 1990’s. Thus, the purpose of this study is to test and thereby update research on Korean in contrast to American communication practices. Students in Korea and the US filled out questionnaires testing their direct, indirect, immediate, verbally aggressive and communicatively apprehensive communication. This study quantitatively tested the impact of culture on direct, in…
Facework in Syria and the United States
Intercultural Friendship
International students often complain about the lack of friendships with host nationals. This study explores the relationship between communication variables, number of friendships, and friendship satisfaction. International students at a large urban university in the United States completed a survey on willingness to communicate, communicative adaptability, English language proficiency, loneliness, and friendship with the Americans. Results show…
Middle Eastern Impression-Management Communication
This study examines Israeli and Syrian impression management (facework), drawing on Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions. Using a MANCOVA design while controlling for social desirability and gender, it measured the influence of country on direct, aggressive, competitive, and harmonious facework strategies from self-report questionnaires ( n = 176) collected in Israel and Syria. Consistent with the hypotheses, Israelis exhibit more direct, agg…
State of the art themes in cross-cultural communication research
The Relationship between Individualism / Collectivism Consultation and Harmony Needs
This study examines how individualism and collectivism impact the need for consultation versus harmony respectively and whether they underlie direct and indirect communication during face-threatening situations. A MANCOVA design was employed testing individualism/collectivism, while controlling for social desirability, on consultation expectations and harmonious facework strategies from self-report questionnaires (n = 654) collected in the Chile,…
Promoting intercultural friendship among college students
This study assessed the efficacy of a semester-long buddy project in facilitating intercultural friendship development. Results of pre-, post-, and follow-up surveys show significant improvements in knowledge and attitude; correlations between post-project knowledge, attitude, and interest in continued contact; and correlations between interest in continued contact and actual contact in the follow up. The majority of the participants evaluated th…
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (6 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Collectivism (5 works) · Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory (5 works) · Individualism (5 works) · Political science (5 works)