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  • Individualism-collectivism and the attitudes to school bullying of Japanese and Australian students

    Author(s)
    Nesdale, Drew
    Naito, Mikako
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Nesdale, Drew R.
    Year published
    2005
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    Abstract
    This study examined whether collectivism versus individualism influences participants' attitudes toward group-based bullying. Student members of a collectivistic culture (Japan; n = 158) versus an individualistic culture (Australia; n = 157) read about a school bullying episode. Collectivistic responses were predicted when the victim was a student from the same culture as the participant, and the classroom group had a norm of bullying versus helping. Individualistic responses were predicted when the participant learned that he or she was personally connected with the bully or the victim. Contrary to predictions, the participants' ...
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    This study examined whether collectivism versus individualism influences participants' attitudes toward group-based bullying. Student members of a collectivistic culture (Japan; n = 158) versus an individualistic culture (Australia; n = 157) read about a school bullying episode. Collectivistic responses were predicted when the victim was a student from the same culture as the participant, and the classroom group had a norm of bullying versus helping. Individualistic responses were predicted when the participant learned that he or she was personally connected with the bully or the victim. Contrary to predictions, the participants' attitudes reflected the interaction of nationality and gender, with the gender difference being greater between the Japanese versus Australian participants. In contrast, the participants' behavior intentions mainly reflected their nationality-the Japanese participants revealed a greater likelihood of bullying, and a lower likelihood of helping a victim, than did the Australians. The implications for research on individualism-collectivism and bullying are discussed.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
    Volume
    36
    Issue
    5
    Publisher URI
    http://jcc.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/36/5/537
    Copyright Statement
    © 2005 Sage Publications. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. First published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. This journal is available online: http://jcc.sagepub.com/content/vol36/issue5/
    Subject
    Business and Management
    Psychology
    Cognitive Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/4774
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