The mutual constitution of culture and psyche: The bidirectional relationship between individuals’ perceived control and cultural tightness-looseness

• Main Authors: MA, Anyi, SAVANI, Krishna, LIU, Fangzhou, TAI, Kenneth, KAY, Aaron C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: perceived control; tightness-looseness; need for structure; mutual constitution; culture; Critical and Cultural Studies; Multicultural Psychology; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7107; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8106/viewcontent/maetal.2022themutualconstitutionofcultureandpsychethebidirectionalrelationshipbetweenindividualsperceivedcontrolandculturaltightnesslooseness.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

According to the theory of mutual constitution of culture and psyche, just as culture shapes people, individuals’ psychological states can influence culture. We build on compensatory control theory, which suggests that low personal control can lead people to prefer societal systems that impose order...