Pattern of Social Interaction in Societies of the Asia–Pacific Region

Dadkhah, Asghar; Harizuka, Susumu; Mandal, Manas K.

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“…In addition although physical risk factors may be similar in many populations worldwide, associated psychosocial risk factors will differ from one populations to another, thus in this context the South-Asian population could be different from counterparts in rest of the world. Indeed studies from the region have demonstrated that they demonstrate a collective pattern, rather than an individualistic pattern, of social interaction [21]. …”

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Work-related complaints of arm, neck and shoulder among computer office workers in an Asian country: prevalence and validation of a risk-factor questionnaire

Ranasinghe

Perera

Lamabadusuriya

et al. 2011

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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BackgroundComplaints of arm, neck and/or shoulders (CANS) affects millions of computer office workers. However its prevalence and associated risk factors in developing countries are yet to be investigated, due to non availability of validated assessment tools for these countries. We evaluated the 1-year prevalence of CANS among computer office workers in Sri Lanka and tested the psychometric properties of a translated risk factor questionnaire.MethodsComputer office workers at a telecommunication company in Sri Lankan received the Sinhalese version of the validated Maastricht Upper Extremity Questionnaire (MUEQ). The 94 items in the questionnaire covers demographic characteristics, CANS and evaluates potential risk factors for CANS in six domains. Forward and backward translation of the MUEQ was done by two independent bi-lingual translators. One-year prevalence of CANS and psychometric properties of the Sinhalese questionnaire were investigated.ResultsResponse rate was 97.7% (n = 440). Males were 42.7%. Mean age was 38.2 ± 9.5 years. One-year prevalence of CANS was 63.6% (mild-53.7% and severe-10%). The highest incidences were for neck (36.1%) and shoulder (34.3%) complaints. Two factors for each domain in the scale were identified by exploratory factor analysis (i.e. work-area, computer-position, incorrect body posture, bad-habits, skills and abilities, decision-making, time-management, work-overload, work-breaks, variation in work, work-environment and social-support). Calculation of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.43-0.82) and cross-validation provided evidence of reliability and lack of redundancy of items.ConclusionOne year prevalence of CANS in the study population corresponds strongly with prevalence in developed countries. Translated version of the MUEQ has satisfactory psychometric properties for it to be used to assess work-related risk factors for development of CANS among Sri Lankan computer office workers.

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Work-related complaints of arm, neck and shoulder among computer office workers in an Asian country: prevalence and validation of a risk-factor questionnaire

Ranasinghe

Perera

Lamabadusuriya

et al. 2011

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…Inferences may also be drawn regarding Asian Indian students' preference for mentoring unemployed people with disabilities rather than those who were employed. Because of their strong collectivistic identity, Asian Indian students may feel a commitment and duty toward the community at large, extending beyond family and friends (Dadkah et al, 1999). Their preference for mentoring unemployed people with disabilities may indicate that students perceived them as needing more help in getting integrated into the community, as compared to employed individuals with disabilities.…”

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“…Researchers have suggested (Groce, 1990;Triandis, 1996) that societies develop patterns of coping with a disability incumbent on their cultural beliefs, shared values, social cognitive processes, and affective meanings (Dadkah, Harizuka, & Mandal, 1999). An understanding of Asian Indians' perceptions of people with disabilities, their causal attributions for onset of disabilities, and their help-seeking behavior would allow counselors and other professionals to provide culturally competent and appropriate services.…”

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Factors Influencing Asian Indian Graduate Students' Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities

Parashar

Chan

Leierer

2008

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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Asian Indians are one of the fastest-growing immigrant groups in the United States, yet little is known about their attitudes toward persons with disabilities and rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing Asian Indian students' attitudes toward people with disabilities, using a conjoint analysis design ( N = 90). The design used a conjoint measurement where the variables included disability type, gender, age, education, and employment status. The results indicate that disability type was most heavily involved in the decision-making process, that attitude and preference formation were significantly affected by characteristics other than disability type, and that students' previous contact with people with disabilities affected the relative importance of disability type and age in attitudes and preference formation. The findings of this study are similar to those of conjoint analysis studies of other Asian and American students. Implications for rehabilitation counseling practices with Asian Indian Americans are discussed.

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“…As such, Vanuatu is highly representative of child-rearing environments in much of the world. Socialization in Vanuatu is based on fostering collective and cooperative values with a strong emphasis on social conformity (Dadkhah, Harizuka, & Mandal, 1999; Little, Carver, & Legare, 2016; Peck & Gregory, 2005; Strachan, Samuel, & Takaro, 2007; Walker, 2013). In addition, previous work has indicated that Ni-Vanuatu children imitate behavior with higher levels of fidelity than U.S. children in experimental assessments of social learning, potentially due to differences in cultural expectations for conformity (Clegg & Legare, 2016a).…”

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Is non-conformity WEIRD? Cultural variation in adults’ beliefs about children’s competency and conformity.

Clegg¹,

Wen²,

Legare³

2017

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

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Cross-cultural comparisons provide critical insight into variation in reasoning about intelligence. In two studies, the authors used a novel methodology based on multivocal ethnography to assess the role of conformity in U.S. and Ni-Vanuatu adults' judgments of children's intelligence and, as a comparison trait, good behavior. In Study 1, there were cultural differences in the impact of conformity on U.S. and Ni-Vanuatu adults' judgments of children's intelligence and good behavior. When evaluating U.S. children only, U.S. adults were less likely to endorse high conformity children as intelligent, often citing creativity as a justification for their judgments. In contrast, Ni-Vanuatu adults were more likely to endorse Ni-Vanuatu high conformity children as intelligent. Ni-Vanuatu adults were also more likely to endorse high conformity children as well-behaved than U.S. adults. In Study 2, there were no effects of socioeconomic status on U.S. adults' evaluations of conformity. U.S. adults were less likely to endorse high conformity children as intelligent than Ni-Vanuatu adults. Taken together, the data demonstrate that beliefs about the relations between intelligence, conformity, and creativity vary within and across cultures. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Pattern of Social Interaction in Societies of the Asia–Pacific Region

Cited by 8 publications

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Work-related complaints of arm, neck and shoulder among computer office workers in an Asian country: prevalence and validation of a risk-factor questionnaire

Work-related complaints of arm, neck and shoulder among computer office workers in an Asian country: prevalence and validation of a risk-factor questionnaire

Factors Influencing Asian Indian Graduate Students' Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities

Is non-conformity WEIRD? Cultural variation in adults’ beliefs about children’s competency and conformity.

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