Mary Jiang Bresnahan
Biographic Data
| ID | 86945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Jiang Bresnahan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary Jiang |
| FAMILY NAME | Bresnahan |
| SIGNATURE | BRESNAHAN M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A thematic analysis of international teaching assistants’ stigma experience in a U.S. university: English-proficiency determinism
The current study adopted a thematic-analysis approach to investigate 14 international teaching assistants’ (ITAs) stigma experience in a U.S. university. Link and Phelan’s (2001. Conceptualizing stigma. Annual Review of Sociology, 27(1), 363–385) model of four components of stigma is adopted in this article to analyze how these ITAs experienced labeling, stereotypes, separation, and status loss-discrimination. The findings suggested that some IT…
Collective Face, Politeness Strategies, and Discomfort: Communication of American Domestic Students and Chinese International Students
This two-by-three between-subjects factorial study tested how American domestic students and Chinese international students responded to a scenario of performance failure by a friend whose membership varies across conditions. The study measured collective face, politeness strategies, and participants’ discomfort feelings. Robust findings were observed in the condition where Chinese participants imagined witnessing an ingroup-friend’s incompetence…
Does Shame Still Prevail in China and Guilt Prevail in the U.S.A
This study examined whether Chinese and Americans varied in guilt and shame. A 2 (relational closeness: friends vs. acquaintance) × 3 (targets of harm: self only vs. self and the other vs. the other only) × 2 (country: China vs. U.S.) between-subject factorial study was conducted. Results showed regardless of cultures, the extent of damage caused by transgression significantly predicted guilt and shame, whereas relational closeness between a tran…
The (In)validity of Self-Construal Scales Revisited
This paper offers a critical rejoinder in the discussion concerning the viability of self-construal scales. It is our contention that the existing data reported in our previous article (Levine et al., 2003) and elsewhere are more than sufficient to justify the conclusion that self-report scales purporting to measure interdependent and independent self-construals as 2 orthogonal constructs lack validity. The arguments to the contrary offered by Gu…
Self-Construal Scales Lack Validity
Self-construal is thought to mediate and explain the effects of culture on a wide variety of outcome variables. A meta-analysis of published cross-cultural self-construal research is reported in this article, and the results across studies suggests that the evidence for the predicted cultural differences is weak, inconsistent, or nonexistent. The results of 3 priming experiments (N = 121, N = 99, and N = 361) suggest that (a) priming does not acc…
Self-Construal Scales Lack Validity
Self-construal is thought to mediate and explain the effects of culture on a wide variety of outcome variables. A meta-analysis of published cross-cultural self-construal research is reported in this article, and the results across studies suggests that the evidence for the predicted cultural differences is weak, inconsistent, or nonexistent. The results of 3 priming experiments (N = 121, N = 99, and N = 361) suggest that (a) priming does not acc…
The (In)validity of Self-Construal Scales Revisited
This paper offers a critical rejoinder in the discussion concerning the viability of self-construal scales. It is our contention that the existing data reported in our previous article (Levine et al., 2003) and elsewhere are more than sufficient to justify the conclusion that self-report scales purporting to measure interdependent and independent self-construals as 2 orthogonal constructs lack validity. The arguments to the contrary offered by Gu…
The Healing Web
We focused on the computer-mediated communication (CMC) of social support in an electronic health discussion group dealing with menopause and midlife transition to show how vital support is to women who are trying to make sense of the change in their lives. We analyzed 2,000 messages, examining the type and frequency of support messages, how support was demonstrated, and how support was recognized by participants. We then provided evidence to sho…
Attitudinal and affective response toward accented English
Changing Gender Roles in Prime-Time Commercials in Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States
A Comparison of Response Styles in Singapore and Taiwan
This study compares the response styles of 2 groups of Chinese men and women who have been described as collectivists—Chinese in Singapore and Taiwan. Participants were presented with one of three request scenarios that controlled participant identity and manipulated the level of imposition of what was requested. Chinese in Singapore were found to prefer complying with the request of a friend compared to Chinese in Taiwan, who were more likely to…
Attitudinal and affective response toward accented English
Changing Gender Roles in Prime-Time Commercials in Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States
A Comparison of Response Styles in Singapore and Taiwan
This study compares the response styles of 2 groups of Chinese men and women who have been described as collectivists—Chinese in Singapore and Taiwan. Participants were presented with one of three request scenarios that controlled participant identity and manipulated the level of imposition of what was requested. Chinese in Singapore were found to prefer complying with the request of a friend compared to Chinese in Taiwan, who were more likely to…
A thematic analysis of international teaching assistants’ stigma experience in a U.S. university: English-proficiency determinism
The current study adopted a thematic-analysis approach to investigate 14 international teaching assistants’ (ITAs) stigma experience in a U.S. university. Link and Phelan’s (2001. Conceptualizing stigma. Annual Review of Sociology, 27(1), 363–385) model of four components of stigma is adopted in this article to analyze how these ITAs experienced labeling, stereotypes, separation, and status loss-discrimination. The findings suggested that some IT…
A Comparison of Response Styles in Singapore and Taiwan
This study compares the response styles of 2 groups of Chinese men and women who have been described as collectivists—Chinese in Singapore and Taiwan. Participants were presented with one of three request scenarios that controlled participant identity and manipulated the level of imposition of what was requested. Chinese in Singapore were found to prefer complying with the request of a friend compared to Chinese in Taiwan, who were more likely to…
Changing Gender Roles in Prime-Time Commercials in Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States
The Healing Web
We focused on the computer-mediated communication (CMC) of social support in an electronic health discussion group dealing with menopause and midlife transition to show how vital support is to women who are trying to make sense of the change in their lives. We analyzed 2,000 messages, examining the type and frequency of support messages, how support was demonstrated, and how support was recognized by participants. We then provided evidence to sho…
Attitudinal and affective response toward accented English
The (In)validity of Self-Construal Scales Revisited
This paper offers a critical rejoinder in the discussion concerning the viability of self-construal scales. It is our contention that the existing data reported in our previous article (Levine et al., 2003) and elsewhere are more than sufficient to justify the conclusion that self-report scales purporting to measure interdependent and independent self-construals as 2 orthogonal constructs lack validity. The arguments to the contrary offered by Gu…
Self-Construal Scales Lack Validity
Self-construal is thought to mediate and explain the effects of culture on a wide variety of outcome variables. A meta-analysis of published cross-cultural self-construal research is reported in this article, and the results across studies suggests that the evidence for the predicted cultural differences is weak, inconsistent, or nonexistent. The results of 3 priming experiments (N = 121, N = 99, and N = 361) suggest that (a) priming does not acc…
Self-Construal Scales Lack Validity
Self-construal is thought to mediate and explain the effects of culture on a wide variety of outcome variables. A meta-analysis of published cross-cultural self-construal research is reported in this article, and the results across studies suggests that the evidence for the predicted cultural differences is weak, inconsistent, or nonexistent. The results of 3 priming experiments (N = 121, N = 99, and N = 361) suggest that (a) priming does not acc…
The (In)validity of Self-Construal Scales Revisited
This paper offers a critical rejoinder in the discussion concerning the viability of self-construal scales. It is our contention that the existing data reported in our previous article (Levine et al., 2003) and elsewhere are more than sufficient to justify the conclusion that self-report scales purporting to measure interdependent and independent self-construals as 2 orthogonal constructs lack validity. The arguments to the contrary offered by Gu…
Does Shame Still Prevail in China and Guilt Prevail in the U.S.A
This study examined whether Chinese and Americans varied in guilt and shame. A 2 (relational closeness: friends vs. acquaintance) × 3 (targets of harm: self only vs. self and the other vs. the other only) × 2 (country: China vs. U.S.) between-subject factorial study was conducted. Results showed regardless of cultures, the extent of damage caused by transgression significantly predicted guilt and shame, whereas relational closeness between a tran…
Collective Face, Politeness Strategies, and Discomfort: Communication of American Domestic Students and Chinese International Students
This two-by-three between-subjects factorial study tested how American domestic students and Chinese international students responded to a scenario of performance failure by a friend whose membership varies across conditions. The study measured collective face, politeness strategies, and participants’ discomfort feelings. Robust findings were observed in the condition where Chinese participants imagined witnessing an ingroup-friend’s incompetence…
A thematic analysis of international teaching assistants’ stigma experience in a U.S. university: English-proficiency determinism
The current study adopted a thematic-analysis approach to investigate 14 international teaching assistants’ (ITAs) stigma experience in a U.S. university. Link and Phelan’s (2001. Conceptualizing stigma. Annual Review of Sociology, 27(1), 363–385) model of four components of stigma is adopted in this article to analyze how these ITAs experienced labeling, stereotypes, separation, and status loss-discrimination. The findings suggested that some IT…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Construal level theory (4 works) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Psychometrics (4 works)