Comparison of Japanese and American College Students on Collectivism and Social Context of Decision-Making

1998 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 577-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko Arikawa ◽  
Donald I. Templer
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
American Students ◽  
Collectivistic Culture ◽  
The Difference

American college students ( n = 63) scored higher on a Social Context Scale of decision-making than Japanese students ( n = 50). The American students also scored higher on the Collectivism Scale, but the difference was not significant. These findings were not expected and were discussed both in terms of American and Japanese societal characteristics and a new conceptualization of collectivism and individualism as not mutually exclusive so individualism may coexist within the parameters of a more pervasive collectivistic culture.

Competitiveness among Japanese, Chinese, and American Undergraduate Students

2005 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Houston ◽  
Paul B. Harris ◽  
Robert Moore ◽  
Rebecca Brummett ◽  
Hideki Kametani
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Index Analysis ◽  
American Students ◽  
Interpersonal Situations

Although research indicates that competitiveness, defined as the desire to win in interpersonal situations, is an important individual difference that influences a range of social interactions, little research has focused on competitiveness in cultures outside the United States. This study investigated competitiveness in three cultures by comparing Chinese ( n = 61), Japanese ( n = 232), and American ( n = 161) undergraduate college students. Nationality and sex were compared on two scales of the revised Competitiveness Index. Analysis indicated that American students scored higher on Enjoyment of Competitiveness than Chinese and Japanese students, but no difference was found on Contentiousness. Men scored higher than women on Enjoyment of Competition but not on Contentiousness. The findings indicate that sex and cultural patterns influence some but not all aspects of competitiveness.

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