A Multilevel Investigation of Arabic-Language Impression Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9951358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Darys J Kriegel (0000-0002-5147-5650, University of Georgia), Muhammad Abdul-Mageed (0000-0002-8590-2040, University of British Columbia), Jesse K Clark (0000-0003-2887-0713, Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina Greensboro), Robert E Freeland (0000-0002-0309-2911, Elizabeth City State University), D R Heise (0000-0001-5026-3595, Indiana University), D T Robinson (0000-0002-6809-0474, University of Georgia), Kimberly B Rogers (0000-0002-3744-5295, Dartmouth College), L Smith-Lovin (0000-0002-8211-4719, Duke University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 278-295 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7659 • E-ISSN: 1557-9336 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00207659.2017.1372102 |
| OpenAlex | W2769440467 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
This research investigates how impressions are formed from simple social events described in the Arabic language. Multilevel data enable us to investigate the degree of cultural consensus in how native Arabic-speakers currently living in North Carolina view social events. These data allow us to investigate a core assumption of affect control theory—that affective responses to social events are shared within a language culture. The results of hierarchical linear modeling suggest little variation in the constant and stability effects during event processing among these Arabic-speakers from very diverse backgrounds. Evaluation constants and stability effects show no significant individual-level variation and can be described by a simple event-level model. In particular, evaluation processing is similar for Arabic-speaking men and women and for Muslims and Christians. Potency and activity dynamics show slight differences by gender and religion. We then proceed to estimate Arabic evaluation dynamics using regression techniques, and compare them to U.S. English equations. Arabic equations are consistently simpler than U.S. English ones, and stability effects are consistently smaller. In the Arabic equations, nice behaviors make actors seem more powerful, while the reverse is true in U.S. English equations. In general, the object of an action appears to be more important in Arabic than in English impression-change models
Action (physics · Affect (linguistics · Arabic · Cognitive psychology · Constant (computer programming · Control (management · Event (particle physics · Impression · Linguistics · Multilevel model · Stability (learning theory · Statistics · Variation (astronomy · Artificial Intelligence · Communication · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Mathematics · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
How Similar Are Impression-Formation Processes Among Japanese and Americans
The Affective Basis of Attributional Processes among Japanese and Americans
Distinguishing Normative Processes From Noise
Impressions from events
Judgments of an actor's “power and ability to influence others”
Impression formation and word combination in sentences
A Model of Language-Based Impression Formation and Attribution Among Germans
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |