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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 ...
An Introduction to the General Monotone Model with Application to Two Problematic Data Sets
(Sociological Methodology, 2015-01-21)
We argue that the mismatch between data and analytical methods, along with common practices for dealing with “messy” data, can lead to inaccurate conclusions. Specifically, using previously published data on racial bias ...
Measuring Individual Differences in the Tendency to Forgive: Construct Validity and Links with Depression
(Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2003-06-01)
Four studies examine the construct validity of the Tendency to Forgive Scale (TTF), a brief measure of dispositional forgiveness. Study 1 showed that romantic partners' ratings of targets converged with targets' self-ratings, ...