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Contact With Nature, Sense Of Humor, And Psychological Well-Being, Thomas R. Herzog, Sarah J. Strevey

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We administered a questionnaire measuring contact with nature, sense of humor, and psychological well-being. Factor analysis of the humor items yielded four factors: humor production, humor appreciation, coping humor, and humor tolerance. Factor analysis of 14 well-being measures yielded three factors: emotional well-being, personal development, and effective functioning. The best sense-of-humor predictor of the well-being measures and factors was humor appreciation. Regression models for each of the well-being factors as dependent variables with humor appreciation and contact with nature as independent variables showed that additive models with both predictors were appropriate for personal development and effective functioning and that a …

Promoting Social Interactions Between Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders And Their Peers In Inclusive School Settings, Jamie S. Owen-Deschryver, Edward G. Carr, Sanja I. Cale, Audrey Blakeley-Smith

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This study evaluated the impact of a peer training intervention on social interactions among three students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their typical peers. Two second graders and one fourth grader with ASD participated. For each student with ASD, two to four typical peers participated in training sessions that targeted increased social interactions. Data collected during lunchtime and recess showed that the peer training intervention generally resulted in increased initiations by trained peers as well as increased initiations and responses by students with ASD. Unexpectedly, untrained peers also showed increased initiations. Future research directions are discussed, including characteristics of …

Failed Men: The Postwar Crisis Of Masculinity In France 1918-1930, Brandon Moblo

Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Masculinity has been viewed by scholars as a concept which was concerned with becoming as opposed to being. One could not achieve the state of being a man and become complacent. One needed to continuously prove one’s masculinity to oneself, other men, and women.

With its emphasis on the core values of masculinity such as strength, duty and above all, courage, the First World War was seen in France as the ultimate test of manhood. However, confronted with the horrors of modern industrial warfare, men were put into a situation where they were bound to fail that test. This led …

Developing Culturally Responsive Psychological Services For Micronesian International Students In Guam, Ian K. B. Twaddle, Johnathan K. H. Lee, Stephaine M. Mansfield, Grace P, Sablan, Jeffrey C. Mendiola

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

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Contextualism Versus Positivism In Cross-Cultural Psychology, Carl Ratner

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

Theories have the power to shape our conceptualization of psychological issues. Very general, abstract theories of ontology and epistemology have very specific and practical effects on cross-cultural psychological research. They shape our general understanding of culture, the interrelation between culture and psychology, and methodological principles of empirical research. Because theories are so powerful, it is vital that we examine them. Limitations in theory will lead to limited conclusions.

I will contrast two theories: contextualism and positivism. I argue that the ontological principles of contextualism are more helpful than positivism for conceptualizing what culture is and the relation between culture and …

The Discursive Construction Of Selfhood In Chinese And Euro-American Mother-Infant Interactions, Heidi Keller, Carolin Demuth

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'Pudding-Like' Identity Of Our Times. Yage Ritual, Andrzej Pankalla

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Saora Culture, As-If Discourse And Mathematics Learning, Minati Panda

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Confucianism And Other Scholastic Thoughts In The Spring-Autumn Period And Their Impact On The Chinese Traditional Culture And Values, Shichao Zhao

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Autobiographical Remembering And Cultural Memory In A Socio-Historical Perspective, Carolin Demuth, Monika Abels, Heidi Keller

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Uncertainty Orientation And Emotional Responses To Everyday Life Within And Across Cultures, Richard M. Sorrentino, Yasunao Otsubo, Satoru Yasunaga, Sadafusa Kouhara, Andrew Szeto, John Nezlek

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Love In Novels: Preferences For Authentic And Fake Gender Characters Among Poles And Americans (At Home And In The Other Country), Pawel Boski, Anna Antosiewicz

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More Polish Or More British? Identity Of The Second Generation Of Poles Born In Great Britain, Emilia Lewandowska

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Intergenerational Value Similarity In Polish Immigrant Families In Canada In Comparison To Intergenerational Value Similarity In Polish And Canadian Non-Immigrant Families, Joanna Kwast-Welfel, Pawel Boski, Martin Rovers

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Bilingualism And Intergroup Relationship In Tribal And Non-Tribal Contact Situations, Ajit K. Mohanty, Jayashree Saikia

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Dependence Of The Values Of Children On Socio-Structural Characteristics: The Case Of Israel And Palestine, Jana Suckow

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Parenting And Adolescent Attachment In India And Germany, Isabelle Albert, Gisela Trommsdorff, Ramesh Mishra

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Mothers' Perceptions Of Their Own And Their Spouses' Parenting Styles In Cultures Of Origin, Acculturating Culture, And Cultures Of Destination, Linda R. Cote, Marc H. Bornstein

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Culture As Unfolding Process: Integrating Perspectives In Building A Theory, Ludmila N. Praslova

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

Current theory and research in culture and psychology produced multiple definitions and conceptualizations of culture. This paper reviews several approaches to understanding culture and introduces an integrative model of Culture as Unfolding Process (CUP) as a way of integrating insights from several perspectives. The model highlights mechanisms of cultural change and stability, and provides a versatile framework for understanding culture on multiple levels.

Morality From A Cultural Psychology Perspective, Lutz H. Eckensberger

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Attitudes Towards And Perceptions Of Entrepreneurs In Central Eastern Europe (Poland, The Czech Republic, And East-Germany), Ute Stephan, Martin Lukes, Dominika Dej, Peter G. Richter

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Ethnocultural Group Identification And Atitudes To Ethnic Outgroups, John Duckitt

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Intercultural And Intracultural Differences In The Value Of Children: Comparisons Between Four Countries And The Urban, Rural, And Floating Populations In China, Gang Zheng, Shaohua Shia

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Autonomy Orientation In The Socialization Of Estonian Children, Tiia Tulviste

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The purpose of this article is to examine the tendency to express and promote autonomy in the socialization of children in Estonia, a society with rapid ongoing social, political and economical changes. Autonomy has been regarded as being self-initiating in actions, feeling ownership of them, and expressing one’s opinion, preferences and feelings. This contribution reviews the findings from our previous research on childrearing practices and values in Estonia with focus on the promotion and support of children’s autonomy. Conclusions about the extent of autonomy promotion in the socialization of children across cultures will be discussed along with consideration of the …

Object And Context In Perception And Memory: Polish-Chinese Comparison Of Analytic And Holistic Thinking, Dominika Cieslikowski

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Culture, Personal Autonomy And Individualism: Their Relationships And Implications For Personal Growth And Well-Being, Valery I. Chirkov

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

The recent research and theorizing in cross-cultural social psychology have raised several interesting and conceptually important issues about the role of autonomy, selfdetermination and freedom of choice in different cultures and regarding the role of these factors in human functioning within various cultural contexts (Ahuvia, 2001; Inghilleri, 1999; Iyengar & DeVoe, 2003; Kagitcibasi, 2003, 2005; Markus & Kitayama, 2003; Miller, 2003; Rychlak, 2003; Schwartz, 2000). The following are among the key questions that have been raised: What is the nature and role of autonomy in the behavior of people from different cultures? Is autonomy’s positive influence only a prerogative of …

Beyond Indigenization: Asian Psychology's Contribution To The World Of Psychology, John G. Adair

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Perspectives And Progress In Contemporary Cross-Cultural Psychology, Gang Zheng, Kwok Leung, John G. Adair

IACCP Proceedings of the Biennial International Conferences

Selected Papers from the XVIIth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2004, Xi’an, Sha’anxi Province, China

Japanese Folk Concept Of Mentsu: An Indigenous Approach From Psychological Perspectives, Chun-Chi Lin, Susumu Yamaguchi

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Mexican Personality Types Inventory: Validity And Differences Among Groups, Luz Maria Cruz-Martinez, Rozzana Sanchez-Aragon

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