Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Meaning in the Evaluation of Events in World History?
- Liu, James H. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Paez, Dario University of the Basque Country, Spain
- Hanke, Katja Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Rosa, Alberto Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Hilton, Denis J. University of Toulouse II, Le Mirail, France
- Sibley, Chris G. University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Cabecinhas, Rosa University of Minho, Portugal
- Zaromb, Franklin Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Garber, Ilya E. Saratov State Socio-economic University, Russia
- Leong, Chan-Hoong National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Moloney, Gail Southern Cross University, Australia
- Valchev, Velichko Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands
- Gastardo-Conaco, Cecilia University of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines
- Huang, Li-Li National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
- Quek, Ai-Hwa University of Malaya-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Techio, Elza Tiradentes University, Brazil
- Sen, Ragini Logistics, India
- van Osch, Yvette Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands
- Muluk, Hamdi University of Indonesia, Indonesia
- Wagner, Wolfgang Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
- Wang, Feixue Sun-Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Khan, Sammyh S. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Licata, Laurent Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Klein, Olivier Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- László, János Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
- Fülöp, Márta Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
- Cheung, Jacky Chau-kiu City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Yue, Xiaodong City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Youssef, Samia Ben Tunisia
- Kim, Uichol Inha University, Incheon, Korea
- Park, Youngshin Inha University, Incheon, Korea
- Puch-Bouwman, Jen University of the South Pacific, Fiji
- Hassall, Katayoun University of the South Pacific, Fiji
- Adair, John University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Unik, Lauren University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Spini, Dario University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Henchoz, Karine University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Böhm, Gisela University of Bergen, Norway
- Selart, Marcus NHH, Norway
- Erb, Hans-Peter Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany
- Thoben, Deborah Felicitas Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany
- Leone, Giovanna University of Rome, Italy
- Mastrovito, Tiziana University of Rome, Italy
- Atsumi, Tomohide Osaka University, Japan
- Suwa, Ko-ichi Osaka University, Japan
- 2011-1-17
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- Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. - SAGE Publications. - 2011, vol. 43, no. 2, p. 251-272
English
The universality versus culture specificity of quantitative evaluations (negative-positive) of 40 events in world history was addressed using World History Survey data collected from 5,800 university students in 30 countries/societies. Multidimensional scaling using generalized procrustean analysis indicated poor fit of data from the 30 countries to an overall mean configuration, indicating lack of universal agreement as to the associational meaning of events in world history. Hierarchical cluster analysis identified one Western and two non-Western country clusters for which adequate multidimensional fit was obtained after item deletions. A two-dimensional solution for the three country clusters was identified, where the primary dimension was historical calamities versus progress and a weak second dimension was modernity versus resistance to modernity. Factor analysis further reduced the item inventory to identify a single concept with structural equivalence across cultures, Historical Calamities, which included man-made and natural, intentional and unintentional, predominantly violent but also nonviolent calamities. Less robust factors were tentatively named as Historical Progress and Historical Resistance to Oppression. Historical Calamities and Historical Progress were at the individual level both significant and independent predictors of willingness to fight for one’s country in a hierarchical linear model that also identified significant country-level variation in these relationships. Consensus around calamity but disagreement as to what constitutes historical progress is discussed in relation to the political culture of nations and lay perceptions of history as catastrophe.
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- DOI 10.1177/0022022110390926
- ISSN 0022-0221
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