A Test of the Relationship Between Argumentativeness and Individualism/Collectivism in the United States and Finland |
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| Authors: | Stephen M Croucher Flora Galy-Badenas Piia Jäntti Emily Carlson Ziying Cheng |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Communication, University of Jyv?skyl?stephen.m.croucher@jyu.fi;3. University of Jyv?skyl?;4. Center for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyv?skyl?;5. Business in China. |
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| Abstract: | This study explored relationships between argumentativeness and collectivism/individualism in Finland and the United States. Data were gathered in the United States (n = 412) and Finland (n = 261). The analysis suggested: (a) collectivism was negatively correlated with argumentativeness, (b) individualism was positively correlated with argumentativeness, and (c) Finnish participants reported lower levels of argumentativeness than Americans. Cultural differences between the United States and Finland are discussed as reasons for the differences between the nations on argumentativeness. |
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| Keywords: | Argumentativeness Cross-Cultural Communication Finland Hofstede Individualism/Collectivism |
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