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Culture, Self, and Collectivist Communication Linking Culture to Individual Behavior

Culture, Self, and Collectivist Communication Linking Culture to Individual Behavior This study develops and demonstrates a theoretical framework and corresponding methodology to link variables at the culture level to the individual level and, then, to specific outcome variables. We argue that in order to advance theory about culture's influence on communication, researchers must begin to examine how culture affects individual level (psychological) processes and, subsequently, how these processes affect communication. The image of self, referred to as self‐construal, is an ideal candidate to perform the role of linking culture to behavior. The self is shaped by cultural forces and affects many, if not all, communication behaviors. The proposed strategy is applied in the test of a path‐analytic model linking cultural collectivism with interdependent self‐construals and, ultimately, high‐context communication. The discussion includes implications for theory development and possible applications to further research. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Communication Research Oxford University Press

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright
Copyright © 1995 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0360-3989
eISSN
1468-2958
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-2958.1995.tb00351.x
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Abstract

This study develops and demonstrates a theoretical framework and corresponding methodology to link variables at the culture level to the individual level and, then, to specific outcome variables. We argue that in order to advance theory about culture's influence on communication, researchers must begin to examine how culture affects individual level (psychological) processes and, subsequently, how these processes affect communication. The image of self, referred to as self‐construal, is an ideal candidate to perform the role of linking culture to behavior. The self is shaped by cultural forces and affects many, if not all, communication behaviors. The proposed strategy is applied in the test of a path‐analytic model linking cultural collectivism with interdependent self‐construals and, ultimately, high‐context communication. The discussion includes implications for theory development and possible applications to further research.

Journal

Human Communication ResearchOxford University Press

Published: Mar 1, 1995

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