A Self-Anchoring Instrument and Analytical Procedure for Reducing Cultural Bias in Cross-Cultural Research

A non-culture-bound survey instrument and analytic procedure developed for making cross-cultural comparisons was tested on samples of students from the United States, West Germany, Japan, Singapore, Argentina, Nigeria, and India. This method was found to tap reliably two apparently universal motivat...

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Published in:The Journal of social psychology 1993-10, Vol.133 (5), p.661-673
Main Author: Funkhouser, G. Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Biological and medical sciences
Cross cultural studies
Crosscultural Analysis
Crosscultural research
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Measures
Methodology (Data Analysis)
Methodology. Experimentation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics. Statistics. Methodology
Reduction
Research Methodology
Social research
Students
Surveys
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Summary:A non-culture-bound survey instrument and analytic procedure developed for making cross-cultural comparisons was tested on samples of students from the United States, West Germany, Japan, Singapore, Argentina, Nigeria, and India. This method was found to tap reliably two apparently universal motivational dimensions (power and control) that could be used as a basis for comparing different cultures. This approach offers the possibility of cross-cultural assessments with a minimum amount of cultural bias. Moreover, this approach may enable researchers to view one culture from the point of another culture.
ISSN:0022-4545
1940-1183
DOI:10.1080/00224545.1993.9713921