Culture and the distinctiveness motive: Constructing identity in individualistic and collectivistic contexts

• Main Authors: Becker, Maja, Vignoles, Vivian L, Owe, Ellinor, Brown, Rupert, Smith, Peter B, Easterbrook, Matthew J, Herman, Ginette, de Sauvage, Isabelle, Bourguignon, David, Torres, Ana, Camino, Leoncio, Lemos, Flávia Cristina Silveira, Ferreira, M. Cristina, Koller, Silvia H, González, Roberto, Carrasco, Diego, Cadena, Maria Paz, Lay, Siugmin, Wang, Qian, Bond, Michael Harris, Vargas Trujillo, Elvia, Balanta, Paola, Valk, Aune, Mekonnen, Kassahun Habtamu, Nizharadze, George, Fülöp, Marta, Regalia, Camillo, Manzi, Claudia, Brambilla, Maria, Harb, Charles, Aldhafri, Said, Martin, Mariana, Macapagal, Ma. Elizabeth J, Chybicka, Aneta, Gavreliuc, Alin, Buitendach, Johanna, Gallo, Inge Schweiger, Özgen, Emre, Güner, Ülkü E, Yamakoğlu, Nil
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2012
• Subjects: Multicultural Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/144; https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-02231-001
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The motive to attain a distinctive identity is sometimes thought to be stronger in, or even specific to, those socialized into individualistic cultures. Using data from 4,751 participants in 21 cultural groups (18 nations and 3 regions), we tested this prediction against our alternative view that cu...