On the cultural guises of cognitive dissonance
The case of Easterners and Westerners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6207630 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Etsuko Hoshino-Browne, Etsuko Hoshino‐Browne (0000-0002-0034-6963, Swarthmore College), Adam S Zanna (McGill University), J Spencer (0000-0002-1732-5261, University of Waterloo), Steven J Spencer, Mark P Zanna (University of Waterloo), Shinobu Kitayama (0000-0001-9147-7936, University of Michigan), Sandra D Lackenbauer (Western University), Sandra Lackenbauer |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 294-310 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.89.3.294 |
| PMID | 16248715 |
| OpenAlex | W2066248714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 95 |
| References cited | 26 |
Cognitive dissonance and effects of self-affirmation on dissonance arousal were examined cross-culturally. In Studies 1 and 2, European Canadians justified their choices more when they made them for themselves, whereas Asian Canadians (Study 1) or Japanese (Study 2) justified their choices more when they made them for a friend. In Study 3, an interdependent self-affirmation reduced dissonance for Asian Canadians but not for European Canadians. In Study 4, when Asian Canadians made choices for a friend, an independent self-affirmation reduced dissonance for bicultural Asian Canadians but not for monocultural Asian Canadians. These studies demonstrate that both Easterners and Westerners can experience dissonance, but culture shapes the situations in which dissonance is aroused and reduced. Implications of these cultural differences for theories of cognitive dissonance and self-affirmation are discussed
Attitude change · Cognition · Cognitive dissonance · Interdependence · Self-justification · Self-perception theory · Social science · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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