Abstract
Barry recently attributed the non-significant relationship between the cultural dimensions of Individualism (IND) and Masculinity (MASC) to a suppression effect of regional differences. Pairing countries on regional proximity, he showed that a strong correlation between these cultural dimensions emerged. However, we point to significant issues with this analysis, including how countries were paired, ordered, and included/excluded, as well as in the cultural meaningfulness of regional proximity. Re-analysis of the data after addressing these issues shows that IND and MASC were not significantly related at a cultural level after controlling for regional proximity, nor after controlling for two other prominent geographic factors: latitude and climate demands. The weight of evidence suggests that IND and MASC are not correlated at a cultural level.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1226-1231 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Early online date | 30 Aug 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2015 |
Keywords
- attitudes
- beliefs
- cultural dimensions
- measurement/statistics
- values
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Studies
- Anthropology