The relation between ethnic group attachment and prosocial tendencies: The mediating role of cultural values

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian E. Armenta ◽  
George P. Knight ◽  
Gustavo Carlo ◽  
Ryan P. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Prosocial Tendencies ◽  
Group Attachment

Prosocial tendencies and subjective well-being: The mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Linlin Feng ◽  
Lelin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Needs Satisfaction ◽  
Prosocial Tendencies ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction

We linked self-determination theory and prosociality, and explored the mediating role of three dimensions of basic psychological needs satisfaction, namely, competence, autonomy, and relatedness, in the relationship between prosocial tendencies and subjective well-being. We explored these relationships using a cross-sectional research design with 1,106 Chinese adults. Results show that the public prosocial tendencies of men (vs. women) were higher, and competence, autonomy, and relatedness mediated the positive relationship between prosocial tendencies and subjective well-being. The indirect effect of relatedness was stronger than those of competence and autonomy, demonstrating the importance of relatedness in a collectivistic society like China. Our findings deepen understanding of the underlying mechanisms between prosociality and subjective well-being as mediated by basic psychological needs satisfaction, and may encourage people to engage in prosocial behavior.

scholarly journals Associations Between Adolescents’ Perceived Discrimination and Prosocial Tendencies: The Mediating Role of Mexican American Values

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aerika S. Brittian ◽  
Megan O’Donnell ◽  
George P. Knight ◽  
Gustavo Carlo ◽  
Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mexican American ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
American Values ◽  
Prosocial Tendencies

Pluralism in Terrace Housing Community Through Ethnic Garden

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Said
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Group Living ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Plant Selection ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Relationship Of

Landskap warisan adalah simbol peradaban dan nilai kepercayaan sesuatu kumpulan etnik dalam satu komuniti. Ia dibentuk oleh ilham dan daya usaha manusia yang menunjukkan perkaitan erat antara kelakuan manusia dengan alam lingkungannya. Landskap ini amat bermakna kepada komuniti rumah teres di Semenanjung Malaysia yang dikomposisi oleh berbilang etnik termasuk Melayu, Cina dan India. Kertas kerja ini membincang peranan landskap warisan kepada komuniti rumah teres yang secara langsung dan tidak langsung mengintegrasi penduduk dan menyumbang rasa kekitaan terhadap komuniti. Ciri–ciri landskap warisan yang diperjelaskan dalam laman–laman etnik rumah teres adalah komposisi tanaman dan pilihan tumbuhan dan aksesori laman. Persamaan dan perbedaan ciri–ciri tersebut menonjolkan bentuk laman sesuatu etnik yang harus diambil kira dalam perancangan landskap komuniti rumah teres. Cultural–ethnic landscape symbolizes the belief and cultural values of an ethnic group living in a community. The landscape is an expression of people´s idea and work, illustrating intrinsic understanding and relationship of people to their fellow beings and environment. Such landscape is significant to the human community development and more challenging to establish it in a multi–ethnic society such as terrace house neighborhood in Peninsular Malaysia than in homogenous society. This paper discusses the role of ethnic gardens created by terrace housing residents towards integration and sense of belonging to their living neighborhood. The making of the residential gardens by Malays, Chinese and Indians are influenced by both cultural values and functional needs. There are few similarities and differences in planting composition, plant selection and garden accessories that reflect the strength of ethnicity and yet allow sharing of garden produce and create a sense of place for the community. This pluralism can be seen as positive phenomena to harmonize multi–ethnic society living in terrace housing neighborhoods in Peninsular Malaysia.

scholarly journals The mediating role of anthropomorphism in adopting the intentional stance towards humanoid robots

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serena Marchesi ◽  
Nicolas Spatola ◽  
Agnieszka Wykowska
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Humanoid Robots ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Intentional Stance ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Evidence from cognitive psychology showed that cultural differences influence human social cognition, leading to a different activation of social cognitive mechanisms. A growing corpus of literature in Human-Robot Interaction is investigating how culture shapes cognitive processes like anthropomorphism or mind attribution when humans face artificial agents, such as robots. The present paper aims at disentangling the relationship between cultural values, anthropomorphism, and intentionality attribution to robots, in the context of the intentional stance theory. We administered a battery of tests to 600 participants from various nations worldwide and modeled our data with a path model. Results showed a consistent direct influence of collectivism on anthropomorphism but not on the adoption of the intentional stance. Therefore, we further explored this result with a mediation analysis that revealed anthropomorphism as a true mediator between collectivism and the adoption of the intentional stance. We conclude that our findings extend previous literature by showing that the adoption of the intentional stance towards humanoid robots depends on anthropomorphic attribution in the context of cultural values.

scholarly journals Folk Games in Southern Khmer Culture in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
Pham Tiet Khanh
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
The South ◽  
Multiple Generations ◽  
National Solidarity

Folk games have long been viewed as a vivid picture reflecting people’s materials and spiritual life accumulated through multiple generations. Folk game, whether it serves as an entertainment activity in idle seasons, leisure time, or just jollity for children; is aimed at the solidarity and unity of the communities, villages, and the entire national solidarity. Folk games were once a page of precious memories imprinted on the homeland and villages, which nurtured people with good lifestyles and souls. Nevertheless, these days, the role of folk games is no longer blooming as before. The preferences and ways of entertainment of all classes of people, especially the youth, witness more or less changes. For the Khmer residing in the South of Vietnam, an ethnic group associated with the rice farming tradition, folk games in particular and folklore, in general, are of prime importance. This article presents the origin, gameplay and recognizes the cultural values of folk games in daily life and festivals of the Khmer people in the South to contribute to popularizing and preserving the beauty of Khmer culture in today’s society.

Cultural values and consumers’ expectations and perceptions of service encounter quality

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Karami ◽  
Mohamad Mehdi Maleki ◽  
Alan J. Dubinsky
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Service Encounter ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of the study is to explore the impact of cultural values on perceptions of service encounter quality by examining the potentially mediating role of service encounter expectations. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was designed to collect data from 30 cosmetic clinic patients in Tehran, Iran. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the convergent and discriminant validity of the scales. Moreover, path modeling and bootstrapping were implemented using Smartpls 2.0 (M3) software to analyze the collected data and to assess the research model (Figure 1). Findings Cultural values have a significant impact on both expectations and perceptions of service encounter quality. Moreover, findings show that expectations of service encounter quality have an impact on perceptions of service encounter quality. The mediating role of service encounter expectations was confirmed. Research limitations/implications There are additional issues that should be addressed about different aspects of service encounters in developing countries. Moreover, subcultures provide attractive context for service quality perception research; subcultures comprise a large consumer market having its own cultural values that future research could examine. Practical implications Healthcare service providers should understand the cultural values of patients that may differ by social demographic characteristics. Providing a service that enhances patient cultural values might enhance success in the plastic surgery market, because such surgery may assist one in gaining recognition and improving their relationships with others. Clinic managers should consider Iran as a developing country, with its considerable young population having modern self-oriented demands, should be a desirable market for cosmetics and beauty care products. Originality/value Using the concept of Schwartz’s basic human values model to assess consumers’ cultural values and its impact on service encounter quality was the study’s main contribution. Moreover, it is among few studies conducted in the cosmetic surgery industry in a developing country’s context.

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