Cross-Generational Differences in Independence and Interdependence: Discrepancies Between Their Actual and Ideal Selves in the Japanese Cultural Context

The current study examined cross-generational differences in both independent and interdependent self-construal. Two studies using samples from across Japan that included a wide age range demonstrated that, with increasing age, Japanese respondents scored higher on independence, which was measured b...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Author:	Hirofumi Hashimoto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Subjects:	independence interdependence age self-construal cultural psychology cultural agent
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676526/full