Within-Culture Variations of Collectivism in Japan

Bibliographic Data

ID7842824
AuthorsNiwako Yamawaki (0000-0003-0873-0887, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume43
Issue8
Pages1191-1204
Publication date2012-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022022111428171
OpenAlexW2097751576
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited37

Modeling after Vandello and Cohen’s American Collectivism Index, the researcher developed a scale to measure collectivism in prefectures (similar to U.S. states) in Japan. The new scale was evaluated against results from the Japanese General Social Survey, a national survey of individuals conducted annually, and was tested for association with common correlates of cultural syndromes. As expected, the Japanese Collectivism Scale (JCS) was reliable and was significantly associated with results of the individual-level attitudinal survey and the correlates of collectivism. The JCS also showed within-culture variations of collectivism in Japan—variations that are important to consider when interpreting cross-cultural differences in attitudes and behavior

Collectivism · Cross-cultural studies · Cultural diversity · General Social Survey · Geography · Index (typography · Individualism · Political science · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology