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In search of a pan-European culture: European values, beliefs and models of selfhood in global perspective

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posted on 2023-06-09, 08:12 authored by Vivian VignolesVivian Vignoles, Peter Smith, Maja Becker, Matthew EasterbrookMatthew Easterbrook
What, if any, are the common cultural characteristics that distinguish European societies and groups when viewed against a backdrop of global cultural variation? We sought to identify any shared features of European cultures through secondary multilevel analyses of two large datasets that together provided measures of cultural values, beliefs and models of selfhood from samples in all inhabited continents. Although heterogeneous in many respects—including the value dimension of autonomy versus embeddedness—European samples shared two distinctive features: a decontextualized representation of personhood and a cultural model of selfhood emphasizing difference from others. Compared to samples from other regions, European samples on average also emphasized egalitarianism and harmony values, commitment to others in their models of selfhood, and an immutable concept of personhood, but not uniformly so. We interpret these findings in relation to a Durkheimian model of individualism.

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Journal

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

ISSN

0022-0221

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SAGE Publications

Issue

6

Volume

49

Page range

868-887

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  • Psychology Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2017-10-06

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-10-06

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-10-06

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