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Tactical Self-Enhancement in China: Is Modesty at the Service of Self-Enhancement in East Asian Culture?
(Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2011-01-01)
Huajian Cai is a professor at the Institute of Psychology at Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests involve culture and the self.
Forgiveness and the Need to Belong
(Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2010-09-01)
People who experience a strong need to belong might be particularly inclined to forgive wrongdoings to preserve social bonds. Three studies that utilized different methods and measures of forgiveness consistently demonstrated ...
Feasibility of Utilizing Ethnic Beauty Salons for Cervical Cancer Screening Education
(Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2014-04-02)
The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of using ethnic beauty salons to reach out to Vietnamese and Korean American women for cervical cancer screening education. Participants (N = 62) were conveniently ...
Naming Patterns Reveal Cultural Values: Patronyms, Matronyms, and the U.S. Culture of Honor
(Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2014-02-01)
Four studies examined the hypothesis that honor norms would be associated with a pronounced use of patronyms, but not matronyms, for naming children. Study 1 shows that men who endorse honor values expressed a stronger ...