The Psychology of Strengths and Weaknesses
Assessing Self-enhancing and Self-critical Tendencies in Eastern and Western Cultures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Lo (0000-0003-2171-6254, Toronto General Hospital, corresponding author), Charles C Helwig (0000-0002-7831-5630, University of Toronto), Sylvia Xiaohua Chen (0000-0001-7237-6523, Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Megumi M Ohashi (0000-0002-6787-6723, Tokyo Future University), Clara Michelle Cheng (American University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 203-212 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298861003751272 |
| OpenAlex | W2083972904 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
We examined the extent to which individuals from East Asia and North America exhibit self-enhancing and self-critical tendencies when appraising their personal strengths and weaknesses, to test whether a self-critical motivation may replace a self-enhancing motivation among Easterners. Four hundred four university students from Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, and the United States were surveyed concerning their beliefs about ten self-nominated positive and negative attributes. Questions included how long they have possessed each attribute, its importance and salience, and the desire to improve the attribute. The pattern of findings suggests that both self-enhancing and self-critical tendencies coexist within individuals across both cultural contexts, although Easterners were less self-enhancing and more self-critical than Westerners
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |