Culture and Personality: Toward an Integrated Cultural Trait Psychology

Two theoretical perspectives currently dominate research on culture and personality, the cross‐cultural trait psychology approach, in which the trait concept is central, and the cultural psychology approach, in which the trait concept is questioned. Here I review theory and research from both perspe...

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Published in:Journal of personality 2000-08, Vol.68 (4), p.651-703
Main Author: Church, A. Timothy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Crosscultural psychology
Culture
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Personality
Personality traits
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Relationship
Theory
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Summary:Two theoretical perspectives currently dominate research on culture and personality, the cross‐cultural trait psychology approach, in which the trait concept is central, and the cultural psychology approach, in which the trait concept is questioned. Here I review theory and research from both perspectives and propose that the tenets of cultural psychology, at least in their more moderate forms, can be synthesized with the trait psychology approach, resulting in an integrated cultural trait psychology perspective.
ISSN:0022-3506
1467-6494
DOI:10.1111/1467-6494.00112