scholarly journals Morality as a predictor of loneliness: a cross-cultural study

Curationis ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Jordaan ◽  
A. Le Roux
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Relationship

Loneliness is currently regarded as one of the most common and prevalent problems experienced by adolescents, and it is also observed as a painful, unpleasant and negative experience. South African adolescents also have to face and cope with this predicament daily. The main objective of this study was to establish the perception of adolescents of different cultures regarding loneliness and morality and to investigate the relationship between them. It was also determined which of the independent variables, namely morality, gender, age, mother tongue and ethnicity, contributed significantly to the prediction of loneliness. A total of 714 adolescents from three different secondary schools in the greater Bloemfontein area between the ages of 13 and 17 were selected. Adolescents were used because they are increasingly being confronted with moral issues and because loneliness occurs more commonly during adolescence. The focus was on three ethnic groups, namely Coloured, black and white. Three different questionnaires, namely the Le Roux Loneliness Scale, the Morally Debatable Behaviours Scale and a biographical questionnaire were completed to obtain the necessary data.

A cross-generational and cross-cultural study on demonstration of attentiveness

Pragmatics ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeko Fukushima
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Verbal Cues ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Relationship

This paper looks into whether there are any differences in demonstration of attentiveness between different generations and different cultures. By attentiveness I mean a demonstrator’s preemptive response to a beneficiary’s verbal/non-verbal cues or situations surrounding a beneficiary and a demonstrator, which takes the form of offering. When and how often one would demonstrate attentiveness may vary according to such factors as generation and culture. Three groups of people from different generations and different cultural backgrounds (Japanese and Americans) served as the participants (280 people for the questionnaire data and 18 people for the interview data). It was investigated whether there were any differences among the participants in demonstration of attentiveness, in the reasons for demonstration of attentiveness, and in rating degree of imposition to demonstrate attentiveness. It was also examined whether there was any relationship between degree of imposition to demonstrate attentiveness and demonstration of attentiveness; and in which relationship (the relationship between a demonstrator and a beneficiary of attentiveness varied from very familiar to not very familiar at all) attentiveness was demonstrated. The data were collected using a questionnaire with six situations, based on field notes; and the interviews were conducted using the same six situations. The results show that in most situations there were no major differences among the participants in the choice of demonstration of attentiveness and the reasons for it. The participants chose to demonstrate attentiveness in four situations in the questionnaire, because they wanted to be of help to the other party. There was a relationship between degree of imposition to demonstrate attentiveness and demonstration of attentiveness in four situations. Overall, the interview data confirmed the questionnaire data.

Cinematic Entertainment

2021 ◽  
pp. 557-582
Author(s):  
Maite Soto-Sanfiel
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Uses And Gratifications ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Global Increase ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Despite claims that “cinema is dead” or that it only interests nostalgic old-timers, statistics indicate a global increase in theater attendance. Not only is moviegoing still one of the favorite forms of entertainment, but it especially appeals to young people. Moreover, communication research seems to have neglected cinema, but the relationship between modern-day teenagers and the silver screen needs to be observed. This chapter reports the results of a cross-cultural study based on the uses and gratifications paradigm with youngsters from eight European countries. It presents their cinematographic uses and consumption, their motivations for going to the movies, and their preferences and conceptions regarding different movie traditions. The study also performs cross-cultural contrasts to reveal more about the impact of regional, national, and global forces on the psychological relationship between today’s teenagers and cinema.

scholarly journals She’s Electric—The Influence of Body Proportions on Perceived Gender of Robots across Cultures

Robotics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Trovato ◽  
Cesar Lucho ◽  
Renato Paredes
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Study ◽  
User Acceptance ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Robot Design ◽  
Body Proportions ◽  
Waist To Hip Ratio ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Different Cultures

The assignment of gender to robots is a debatable topic. Subtle aspects related to gender, in a robot’s appearance, may create biased expectations of the robot’s abilities and influence user acceptance. The present research is a cross-cultural study involving more than 150 participants to investigate the perception of gender in robot design by manipulating body proportions. We are focusing specifically on the contrast between two extremely different cultures: Peruvian and Japanese. From the survey based on stimuli varying in the proportion between chest, waist, and hips, the results indicate the importance of chest-to-hip ratio and waist-to-hip ratio in the attribution of gender to robots.

The Relationship Between Conflict Resolution Approaches and Trust--A Cross Cultural Study.

1981 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sullivan ◽  
R. B. Peterson ◽  
N. Kameda ◽  
J. Shimada
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Voices from different cultures: Foundation Phase students’ understanding across

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annalie Botha
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Emotional Expressions ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Linguistic Group ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
Different Cultures

From “How was your day?” to “Remember the time we …”, we use stories as a way to share our experiences, understandings and concerns with others. Stories extend our knowledge and understanding of other people and situations, other culturesand languages by including the emotional expressions of factual information. When so much of family and community life in South Africa remains insular and disconnected from other cultures, other languages and other belief systems, storiescan extend boundaries beyond our single perspectives and experiences to the varying perspectives of others. This becomes particularly important for teachers of young children who may have very different life experiences from those of the children they teach. In this project, we examined storytelling as a way to cross-cultural boundaries and of harnessing the diverse worlds of South African citizens pedagogically. We asked fourth year students in a Foundation Phase teacher education programme to identify a person from a different cultural and linguistic group; and to have that person share a story with them to discover how the experience of listening to stories from different cultures, languages, and belief systems might influence their attitudes towards teaching children with those characteristic differences.

scholarly journals The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Spin-Offs’ Performance: A Cross-Cultural Study

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824401986581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariem Khadhraoui ◽  
Michel Plaisent ◽  
Lassaad Lakhal ◽  
Bernard Prosper
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Previous studies considered entrepreneurial orientation as a determinant of firms’ growth and performance. In this research, we are interested in spin-offs. Indeed, we aim to study the relationship between their entrepreneurial orientation and their performance. Therefore, we carried out a cross-cultural study in three different countries; Tunisia, Canada, and Morocco. We opted for a personal survey. We addressed our questionnaire to 180 managers of spin-offs and we analyzed the research variables using SPSS 20.00 (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences) and Smart PLS 3 (Partial Least Squares). Our findings highlight a positive correlation between entrepreneurial orientation and performance of spin-offs within the three samples.

Cross-Cultural Study of Some Correlates of Birth Order

1968 ◽  
Vol 22 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1137-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutfy N. Diab ◽  
E. Terry Prothro
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
College Attendance ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Arab Students ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the present study was to test the cross-cultural validity of the relationship found in Western samples between birth order and college attendance, volunteering behavior, and level of academic achievement. Information concerning birth order and family size was obtained on three sub-samples: (a) 200 freshman Arab students, (b) 97 Arab undergraduates, and (c) 45 Arab undergraduates placed on the Dean's Honor List. Ss in samples (b) and (c) were asked whether they would volunteer to participate in small group experiments or not. In general, the results obtained in this study do not corroborate previous findings on birth order. Thus, firstborns were not found to attend college in greater numbers than later borns. Furthermore, firstborns were not found to volunteer for small group experiments in greater numbers than later borns, nor was there any significant relationship found between birth order and level of academic achievement.

Cradling and Transport of Infants by South African Mothers: A Cross-Cultural Study

1984 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael M. Saling ◽  
Wendy-Lynne Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Study ◽  
South African ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Study
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