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Personality across the ethnic divide in Singapore: Are "Chinese Traits" uniquely Chinese? | |
Cheung,Shu Fai1; Cheung,Fanny M.2; Howard,Rick3; Lim,Yan Hong4 | |
2006-07-18 | |
Source Publication | Personality and Individual Differences |
ABS Journal Level | 3 |
ISSN | 01918869 |
Volume | 41Issue:3Pages:467-477 |
Abstract | In this study, the English version of the Cross-Cultural (Chinese) Personality Assessment Inventory-2 (CPAI-2) was administered to three samples representing the main ethnic groups in Singapore: Chinese (N = 211), Malays (N = 163), and Indians (N = 76), with the aims of (i) replicating the factor structure of the CPAI-2; (ii) comparing the scale scores of the whole Singaporean sample with a Chinese normative sample from China; and (iii) comparing the scores of the three ethnic groups with each other. Factor analysis and Procrustes rotation showed that the four CPAI-2 factors, Social Potency, Dependability, Accommodation, and Interpersonal Relatedness, could generally be recovered. Comparing group level means, some scales (e.g., Diversity, Divergent thinking, Optimism/Pessimism, Meticulousness, Locus of Control, Interpersonal Tolerance) showed commonalities across Singaporeans, in contradistinction to Chinese norm. Some scales, including some supposed to reflect traditional Chinese values, showed differences among the Singaporean ethnic groups, with non-Chinese Singaporeans endorsing Chinese values more than Chinese Singaporeans. Finally, issues for future research are discussed. |
Keyword | Asian Cultures Cross-ethnic Comparison Personality Assessment |
DOI | 10.1016/j.paid.2005.12.023 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Psychology |
WOS Subject | Psychology, Social |
WOS ID | WOS:000239495300007 |
Publisher | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-33745878595 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | Faculty of Social Sciences DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY |
Affiliation | 1.Faculty of Social Sciences and HumanitiesUniversity of Macau,Macao 2.Department of PsychologyThe Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong 3.School of Community Health SciencesUniversity of Nottingham,United Kingdom 4.Police Psychological Services DivisionSingapore Police Force,Singapore |
First Author Affilication | Faculty of Social Sciences |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Cheung,Shu Fai,Cheung,Fanny M.,Howard,Rick,et al. Personality across the ethnic divide in Singapore: Are "Chinese Traits" uniquely Chinese?[J]. Personality and Individual Differences, 2006, 41(3), 467-477. |
APA | Cheung,Shu Fai., Cheung,Fanny M.., Howard,Rick., & Lim,Yan Hong (2006). Personality across the ethnic divide in Singapore: Are "Chinese Traits" uniquely Chinese?. Personality and Individual Differences, 41(3), 467-477. |
MLA | Cheung,Shu Fai,et al."Personality across the ethnic divide in Singapore: Are "Chinese Traits" uniquely Chinese?".Personality and Individual Differences 41.3(2006):467-477. |
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