Kiasu (怕輸) and its moderating effects on multicultural experiences on creativity and persistence tasks

• Main Authors: ONG, Lay See, CHENG, Chi-Ying, HONG, Ying-Yi
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Multicultural Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1412; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2668/viewcontent/Kiasu__and_its_moderating_effects_on_m.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Question: Can a cultural norm exert both positive and negative influence on its subscribers? Method: Three experimental studies explored this question in creativity and persistence tasks. Findings: The answer is YES. Kiasu (a Singaporean cultural norm) can either impair creativity performance or hel...