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Perception of individualism and collectivism in Dutch society: A developmental approach
Ist Teil von
International journal of behavioral development, 2004-07, Vol.28 (4), p.336-346
Ort / Verlag
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
2004
Quelle
Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Within Triandis’s (1994) theoretical framework, two studies are reported
that deal with the developmental course for subjective perceptions of cultural
dimensions in Dutch society (i.e., vertical and horizontal individualism and
collectivism). While perceptions of society are always subjectively determined, the
perceived dimensions that are prevalent in society do not necessarily have to
parallel subjective evaluations of the self in terms of the same dimension. In the
first study, 245 secondary school pupils and 268 psychology students participated;
they were divided into six age groups with mean ages 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22
years and above. Outcomes on the Individualism–Collectivism scale (INDCOL;
Singelis et al., 1995) demonstrated age- and gender-related changes in perception of
society. By calculating the separate dimensions of individualism, collectivism,
verticality, and horizontality, a disappearance of collectivism and verticality and
an increase in horizontality across age were observed. In the second study, 226
adolescents divided into five age groups participated (mean ages 12, 13, 14, 15, and
16 years). They were presented with a generalised and personal version of the
INDCOL. Again, age- and gender-related differences were observed. Of interest was
the presence of a developmental lag between general and personal perceptions of
collectivism, with personal perceptions following general perceptions. The increase
in personal adherence to horizontality (i.e., equality among people) across age
followed and exceeded the general perceptions of horizontality in society.