Cultural influences on terror management: Independent and interdependent self-esteem as anxiety buffers

Collectivistic Orientation, Acculturative Stress, Cultural Self-Efficacy, and Depression: A Longitudinal Study Among Chinese Internal Migrants

“…Second, future studies might compare the associations of collectivistic orientation with different dimensions of cultural self-efficacy. In East Asian cultures, collectivism is emphasized in the relationship with significant others (i.e., family and best friends) rather than with general social groups (e.g., coworkers, classmates) (Brewer & Chen, 2007; Du, et al, 2013; Du, et al, 2012). Relative to cultural self-efficacy of the adaptation in the receiving culture, cultural self-efficacy of the maintenance of the heritage culture may demonstrate a different relationship with collectivistic orientation.…”

“…Hence, the consistency between personal and cultural beliefs may reduce acculturative stress. Chinese culture embraces collectivism and Chinese people are interdependent and relational (Du et al, 2013; Du, King, & Chi, 2012; Oyserman, et al, 2002). After migration, Chinese internal migrants are still living in a highly collectivistic culture.…”

Acculturation and HIV-related sexual behaviours among international migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Traditional cultural norms, sexual values, and religious proscriptions may play a role in the effect of heritage acculturation (Edwards, Fehring, Jarrett, & Haglund, 2008). For example, Asian cultures attach crucial importance to family unity so that family members tend to conform to family values and norms (Du et al, 2013; Du, King, & Chi, 2012). The pressure from family members may hinder Asians from engaging in sex (Hahm et al, 2008; Schuster, Bell, Nakajima, & Kanouse, 1998).…”

Threat and Defense

“…After a brief review of some evidence for threat-induced group identification and ethnocentric responses, we describe evidence for these three approach-oriented functions. 6 This is not to say that high self-esteem people invest only in personal agency and low self-esteem people invest only in collective agency after threat, because high self-esteem people sometimes show increased personal and collective-ideological zeal however, see Harmon-Jones et al, 1997, andDu et al, 2013, for evidence that high self-esteem may buffer against the need to defend collective ideals after threat). We rather mean to say that when offered to affirm both forms of agency-personal and collective-high self-esteem individuals may prefer to affirm personal goals, whereas low self-esteem people may prefer to affirm collective ideals.…”