Title
Measuring individual and cultural differences in implicit trait theories
Department/School
Psychology, Professional
Date of this version
2003
Document Type
Article
Abstract
A new measure of implicit theories or beliefs regarding the traitedness versus contextuality of behavior was developed and tested across cultures. In Studies 1 (N = 266) and 2 (N = 266), these implicit beliefs dimensions were reliably measured and replicated across U.S. college student samples and validity evidence was provided. In Study 3, their structure replicated well across an individualistic culture (the United States; N = 249) and a collectivistic culture (Mexico, N = 268). Implicit trait and contextual beliefs overlapped only modestly with implicit entity theory beliefs and were predicted by self-construals in ways that generally supported cultural psychology hypotheses. Implicit trait beliefs were fairly strongly endorsed in both cultures, suggesting that such beliefs may be university held.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.85.2.332
Volume
85
Issue
2
Published in
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Citation/Other Information
Church, A. T., Ortiz, F. A., Katigbak, M. S., Avdeyeva, T. V., & Emerson, A. M. (2003). Measuring individual and cultural differences in implicit trait theories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85(2), 332-347. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.85.2.332