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The Influence of Power on U.S. and Chinese Individuals’ Judgments and Reasoning About Intrasocietal Conflicts
Zhu, Nan1; Hawk, Skyler T.2; Smetana, Judith G.3
2020
Source PublicationJOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
ABS Journal Level3
ISSN0022-0221
Volume51Issue:1Pages:77-105
Abstract

This study used a social domain theory framework to investigate Chinese and U.S. individuals’ evaluations of intrasocietal conflicts (defined as situations where some individuals’ rights clash with collective interests), and how those evaluations might be influenced by concepts of high versus low power. Undergraduate students in both the United States (n = 92) and China (n = 98) received either a high-power or a low-power prime and then evaluated (a) the acceptability of actions taken by different parties in hypothetical scenarios about intrasocietal conflicts, (b) moral and societal justifications for these actions, and (c) the appropriateness of actions by outside, third parties aimed at affirming individual rights. Results showed that moral justifications for individual actions were positively associated with pro-individual-rights judgments in both societies, regardless of power condition. In addition, U.S. individuals primed with high power and Chinese participants primed with low power showed lower support for third-party actions, based on societal concerns from the collective perspective. Chinese participants primed with high power also accepted collective actions based on moral and societal concerns. These results extend social domain theory by demonstrating how different power concepts affect the relative importance of moral versus societal concerns in individuals’ judgments, especially when evaluating third-party actions.

KeywordCollective Interests Individual Rights Power Inequality Social Domain Theory Social Judgment Cross-cultural Comparison
DOI10.1177/0022022119893109
URLView the original
Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaPsychology
WOS SubjectPsychology, Social
WOS IDWOS:000503082500005
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85077171153
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionUniversity of Macau
Corresponding AuthorZhu, Nan
Affiliation1.University of Macau, Taipa, Macao
2.The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
3.University of Rochester, United States
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Zhu, Nan,Hawk, Skyler T.,Smetana, Judith G.. The Influence of Power on U.S. and Chinese Individuals’ Judgments and Reasoning About Intrasocietal Conflicts[J]. JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2020, 51(1), 77-105.
APA Zhu, Nan., Hawk, Skyler T.., & Smetana, Judith G. (2020). The Influence of Power on U.S. and Chinese Individuals’ Judgments and Reasoning About Intrasocietal Conflicts. JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, 51(1), 77-105.
MLA Zhu, Nan,et al."The Influence of Power on U.S. and Chinese Individuals’ Judgments and Reasoning About Intrasocietal Conflicts".JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY 51.1(2020):77-105.
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