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Field name	Details
Nuova numerazione	75999
Collocazione	UPS BIBL CENTR SL-II-362
Autore	REALO, A.
Titolo	The cultural dimension of tightness–looseness : an analysis of situational constraint in Estonia and Greece. Parte componente di periodico
Descrizione fisica	pp. 193-204
Nota generale	Estratto da: International Journal of Psychology 2015, 50, 3
Riassunto	The importance of tightness–looseness as a dimension that explains a considerable amount of variance between cultures was demonstrated by Gelfand et al. (2011). Tight nations have many strong norms and a low tolerance of deviant behaviour, whereas loose nations have weak social norms and a high tolerance of deviant behaviour. The main aim of the current studies was to examine situational constraint in Estonia and Greece: that is, how the cultural dimension of tightness–looseness is manifested in everyday situations in those two countries. The findings of a questionnaire study (Study 1) suggested that, in general, there is higher constraint across everyday situations in Greece than in Estonia, but situational constraint in Greece is especially strong in school and organisational settings where people have hierarchically structured roles. The results of an observational study (Study 2) revealed a relatively high agreement between appropriateness of certain behaviours as judged by the respondents in Study 1 and the frequencies of observed behaviours in the two countries. Our findings suggest that the strength of situations may substantially vary both within and across cultures, and that the attitudes of the members about situational strength in their respective cultures are in concordance with observations of situations by neutral observers in how people in general behave in their culture.
Tipo di documento	RICERCA.
Soggetto	DIFFERENZA CULTURALE.
	TOLLERANZA.
	COMPORTAMENTO.
	ESTONIA.
	GRECIA.
	SCUOLA.
	ATTEGGIAMENTI.
	GRUPPI.
Ambito	Sociologico
Autore Secondario	LINNAMÄGI, K.
Autore Secondario	GELFAND, M.J.
Titolo correlato	International Journal of Psychology 2015, 50, 3
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The cultural dimension of tightness–looseness : an analysis of situational constraint in Estonia and Greece.