Acceptability of Favor Requests in the United States and Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2314299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yu Niiya (0000-0002-2733-3724, Hosei University, corresponding author), Phoebe C Ellsworth (0000-0002-8973-4232, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 273-285 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022022110383426 |
| OpenAlex | W2149763868 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
In previous research, the authors showed that Japanese and Americans would rather be asked to perform a favor than to have their friend solve the problem by asking someone else or getting it done professionally. In the current research, the authors further explore the similarities and differences in Japanese and American reactions to requests for favors by examining whether (a) increasing the size of the request can increase positive feelings, (b) the perceived closeness of the relationship and appraisals of control mediate the effect of request size on feelings, and (c) the increase in positive feelings only occurs in close friendship. In Japan and to some extent the United States, being asked a larger favor made people happier than being asked a smaller favor-up to a point. However, as in the authors' previous study, cultural differences emerged in the basic pattern and in the associated appraisals. Results are discussed in relation to the Japanese phenomenon of Amae
Closeness · Feeling · Friendship · Phenomenon · Relation (database · Cultural Differences and Values · Customer Service Quality and Loyalty · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
Cultural Practices Emphasize Influence in the United States and Adjustment in Japan
Pursuit of Comfort and Pursuit of Harmony
Telling more than we can know
The Social construction of emotions
Amae in Japan and the United States
On the concept ofamae
Providing help and desired relationship type as determinants of changes in moods and self-evaluations
Culture and social support
The role of appraisal in human emotions
Culture and Social Support
Dependency and Japanese Socialization
Interpersonal Perception as a Function of Help-Seeking
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |