Dimensions of Sensation Seeking Scale Form VI: Cross-Cultural Comparison

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 567-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa A. Torki
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Sensation Seeking Scale

In this study the factor structure of the Sensation Seeking Scale Form VI was compared for the Kuwaiti and American subjects. Thrill and adventure seeking Factor, Part II Intention, showed good cross-cultural reliability for men only. The differences between findings of this analysis and that of Zuckerman could be interpreted as evidence of cultural differences between Kuwaiti and American subjects in sensation seeking.

Attitudes toward Suicide: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Singaporean and Australian University Students

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Domino ◽  
Sushila Niles ◽  
Sunita Devi Raj
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Religious Attendance ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Attitudes Toward Suicide

The Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ), a measure of attitudes toward suicide, was administered to two samples of university students, one from Singapore ( n = 100) and one from Australia ( n = 82). Of the fifteen SOQ factors, ten showed statistically significant mean differences, with Singaporean students endorsing greater disagreement on the factors of Acceptability and Demographic aspects, and Australian students endorsing greater disagreement on the factors of Suicide as semiserious, Religion, Lethality, Normality, Irreversibility, Aging, Individual Aspects, and Sensation seeking. A regression analysis of the SOQ factors as related to self-reported religiosity indicated that for the Singaporean students religious attendance was related to the SOQ factors of Acceptability, Mental and Moral Illness, and Lethality, while self-reported degree of religiosity was related to the SOQ factor of Religion. For the Australian students degree of religiosity was related to the SOQ factors of Acceptability, Mental and Moral Illness, and Religion.

Children's Spatial-Perceptual Preferences: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

1980 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-160
Author(s):  
Albert O. Shar ◽  
William E. Geeslin
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Developmental Differences ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Perceptual Task ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Topological Properties ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
American Children

In the first stage of investigating how children perceive and conceptualize spatial figures, Geeslin and Shar (1979) developed procedures for making objective comparisons of two-dimensional figures. Piaget and lnhelder (1967, 1971) claimed that the cognitive structures of children allow them to operate on the topological properties of figures prior to being able to conceptualize Euclidean properties. However, Geeslin and Shar (1979) found no indication of spatial developmental differences on a perceptual task among American children in the nursery school through fourth-grade levels (ages 3 years and up, N = 345). Although a variety of plausible reasons for these apparently contradictory findings can be put forth, the investigation reported here pursued the possibility of cultural differences between American and Swiss children.

Friendships of Indonesian and United States youth

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doran C. French ◽  
Sri Pidada ◽  
Andrea Victor
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
The Us ◽  
Approaches To Study

Issues in the study of friendship across cultures were explored by reviewing a set of studies focusing on the friendships of Indonesian and United States youth. Four topics are considered: similarity of friendships across cultures, dimensions of friendships that vary across cultures, the utility of the individualism/collectivism dimension for explaining cultural differences in friendship, and methodological issues in the study of culture and friendship. Two studies are presented that address some of these issues. Although friendships of US and Indonesian youth are similar across many dimensions, the friendships of Indonesian youth appear somewhat less close, more centred on instrumental aid, less focused on enhancement of worth, and more extensive and less exclusive than those of US youth. These patterns are opposite to those that have emerged in the comparison of those in the US and other collectivist cultures, suggesting the need to modify models of collectivism and friendship. Finally, the authors advocate the use of multimethod and multiagent assessments, addressing issues of social class in cross-cultural comparison, and using a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches to study culture and friendship.

Sensation Seeking, Message Sensation Value, and Destinations

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Cheng Chieh Lu ◽  
Christina Geng-Qing Chi ◽  
Carol Yi Rong Lu
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Message Sensation Value ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison

This study investigated whether advertisements with different (high or low) message sensation value (MSV) had different impacts on consumers with different (high or low) sensation-seeking (SS) trait with regard to their destination image perceptions and behavioral intentions through a cross-cultural comparison. The results indicated that for U.S. samples, matched MSV and SS trait (low–low) had stronger influence on consumers’ destination image perceptions than mismatched MSV and SS trait (low–high); while for Chinese samples, matched MSV and SS trait (high–high) had stronger influence on consumers’ behavioral intentions and destination image perceptions than mismatched MSV and SS trait (high–low). In addition, culture was found to moderate the effect of MSV and SS trait on consumers’ destination image and behavioral intentions. Finally, destination image was found to be a significant predictor of behavioral intentions.

The Relationship between Organizational Stressors and Athlete Burnout in Soccer Players

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Tabei ◽  
David Fletcher ◽  
Kate Goodger
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Organizational Stressors ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Athlete Burnout ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Coaching Style

This study investigated the relationship between organizational stressors in sport and athlete burnout and involved a cross-cultural comparison of English and Japanese soccer players. Ninety-eight male players completed the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (Raedeke & Smith, 2001) to determine levels of perceived burnout. Based on data reported in previous research, and the thresholds developed by Hodge, Lonsdale, and Ng (2008), 22 of the players were identified as exhibiting higher levels of perceived burnout. Nine members of this subsample (4 English and 5 Japanese players) were subsequently interviewed to explore the relationship between their experiences of burnout and the organizational stressors they encountered. Results revealed multiple demands linked to the dimensions of athlete burnout and identified specific organizational-related issues that players associated with the incidence of burnout. Cultural differences between English and Japanese players in terms of the prevalence and organizational stressors associated with burnout were also identified, with the main differences being the relationship with senior teammates and the coaching style.

scholarly journals The 16PF5 and the NEO-PI-R in Spanish and Swiss Samples: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Aluja ◽  
Jérôme Rossier ◽  
Luis F. Garcia ◽  
Sabrina Verardi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
The Mean

Abstract. This study compared the Spanish (Castilian) and French versions of the 16PF5 and of the NEO-PI-R in Spanish and Swiss samples. The five-factor solution for the 16PF5 only seems clear for the Castilian version, but not for the French version. Indeed, the congruence coefficients for the Tough-Mindedness and the Self-Control dimensions are low. On the other hand, the five-factor solutions are highly similar for both countries concerning the NEO-PI-R, and the congruence coefficients are above .95 for all five dimensions. The low cross-cultural replicability for the 16PF5 makes it difficult to analyze the differences at the mean level for this inventory. For the NEO-PI-R, the differences are generally very small and globally account for 2.6% of the total variance. Spaniards seem to have slightly lower scores on Actions and slightly higher scores on Dutifulness. These differences could either be due to translation problems, sample selection, or cultural differences.

scholarly journals Sentimentality and nostalgia in elderly people in Bulgaria and Greece – Cross-validity of the questionnaire SNEP and cross-cultural comparison

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislava Yordanova Stoyanova ◽  
Vaitsa Giannouli ◽  
Teodor Krasimirov Gergov
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Medium Level

Sentimentality and nostalgia are two similar psychological constructs, which play an important role in the emotional lives of elderly people who are usually focused on the past. There are two objectives of this study - making cross-cultural comparison of sentimentality and nostalgia among Bulgarian and Greek elderly people using a questionnaire, and establishing the psychometric properties of this questionnaire among Greek elderly people. Sentimentality and nostalgia in elderly people in Bulgaria and Greece were studied by means of Sentimentality and Nostalgia in Elderly People questionnaire (SNEP), created by Gergov and Stoyanova (2013). For the Greek version, one factor structure without sub-scales is proposed, while for the Bulgarian version of SNEP the factor structure had four sub-scales, besides the total score. Together with some similarities (medium level of nostalgia and sentimentality being widespread), the elderly people in Bulgaria and Greece differed cross-culturally in their sentimentality and nostalgia related to the past in direction of more increased sentimentality and nostalgia in the Bulgarian sample. Some gender and age differences revealed that the oldest male Bulgarians were the most sentimental. The psychometric properties of this questionnaire were examined for the first time in a Greek sample of elders and a trend was found for stability of sentimentality and nostalgia in elderly people that could be studied further in longitudinal studies.

scholarly journals Determinants of Customer Benefits in Business-to-Business Markets: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Homburg ◽  
Sabine Kuester ◽  
Nikolas Beutin ◽  
Ajay Menon
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
Business Markets ◽  
International Context ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Business To Business

The authors examine the concept of customer benefits in business-to-business markets in an international context. They distinguish between core and add-on benefits, and they discuss product quality, service quality, flexibility, trust, joint action, and commitment of the supplier as determinants of these customer benefits. They base their analysis on 981 respondents in two countries. The results suggest the importance of understanding the determinants in providing customer benefits. Furthermore, the authors observe significant cultural differences with respect to the impact of different determinants on perceived customer benefits. Following a discussion of the results, the authors present managerial implications, research limitations, and directions for further research.

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