Authors: Park Y.¹; Killen M.¹; Crystal D.²; Watanabe H.³

Source: International Journal of Behavioral Development, Volume 27, Number 6, November 2003 , pp. 555-565(11)

Publisher: Psychology Press, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

Children and adolescents (4th-, 7th-, and 10th-graders) from Korea (N = 553) were surveyed regarding their evaluations of peer group exclusion of atypical peers: aggressive behaviour, unconventional appearance, acting like a clown, cross-gender behaviour, slow runner, and sad personality. The data were compared to a previously collected data set from Japan (N = 513), and the US (N = 542) using the identical assessment. It was hypothesised that differences between Korean and Japanese cultures would be found, which would support our proposal that Asian cultures should not be automatically grouped as one monolithic "collectivistic" culture. Further, it was expected that students' judgments of exclusion, conformity, and self-perceived differences would vary by the context of exclusion in all three cultures as well as by age and gender of the participants. The results for the exclusion judgments confirmed our hypotheses regarding within-Asian cultural differences, and the findings for judgments about conformity and self-perceived differences provide a mixed picture of confirmation for our expectations. In general, the results support our theory of developmental social cognition in which multiple sources of influence have a significant effect on social decision-making involving the exclusion of others.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01650250344000217

Affiliations: 1: University of Maryland, College Park, USA 2: Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA 3: Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

Publication date: 2003-11-01

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