Journal Article10.1177/0022022102033001005
Interrelationships among Vertical and Horizontal Collectivism, Modesty, and Self-Enhancement
Jenny Kurman,N. Sriram +1 more
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship among self-enhancement, modesty, and vertical and horizontal collectivism-individualism, and found that self-report of modesty was highest and self enhancement was lowest among Singaporeans, whereas kibbutz and urban Israelis showed no differences on these measures.
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Abstract: The study investigated the relationship among self-enhancement, modesty, and vertical and horizontal collectivism-individualism. High school participants from three groups were surveyed: A Singaporean sample (n = 130), high on vertical collectivism; an Israeli kibbutz sample (n = 163), high on horizontal collectivism; and an urban individualist Israeli control sample (n = 144). Self-report of modesty was highest and self- enhancement was lowest among Singaporeans, whereas kibbutz and urban Israelis showed no differences on these measures. Path analyses revealed that modesty was positively related to vertical collectivism, which emphasizes group over self needs. Modesty was negatively related to horizontal individualism, which emphasizes development of a unique self-identity. Horizontal collectivism was not related to modesty or self- enhancement. Modesty was the strongest predictor of academic self-enhancement, other significant predictors being cultural origin and vertical individualism. Modesty was the ...
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