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Date Permissions Signed

7-25-2014

Date of Award

2014

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Trimble, Joseph E.

Second Advisor

Dinnel, Dale L.

Third Advisor

Jack, Dana Crowley

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to explore the expression of self-silencing across cultures using indirect forms of measurement. Although some previous research has measured self-silencing in different cultural populations, no studies have addressed selfsilencing for Japanese participants. Many of the items highly correlated with self-silencing have been ranked higher by Japanese participants than those from the United States. Thus, self-silencing may not be equivalent across all cultures. Drawing samples from Japan and the United States, self-silencing for each of the two groups and gender were measured using the own-category approach, an open card-sorting technique. Hierarchical cluster analyses of the card-sort data did not show much agreement with the original Silencing the Self-Scale and each cultural sample; however, cluster analyses between men and women within the United States proved good cluster recovery (ARI= .89) between genders. Results between cultures suggest the amae and humility may be driving Japanese attitudes towards self-silencing.

Type

Text

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25710/rj2m-cz03

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

889092591

Subject – LCSH

Interpersonal relations--Japan--Cross-cultural studies; Interpersonal relations--United States--Cross-cultural studies; Interpersonal relations--Sex differences--Japan; Interpersonal relations--Sex differences--United States; Japanese--Attitudes; Americans--Attitudes

Geographic Coverage

Japan; United States

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.

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