Cultural differences in explicit and implicit support provision and underlying motivations for self-esteem, closeness, and relational concerns.

ABSTRACT: This research explores how culture influences the motivations underlying explicit (emotional and instrumental) and implicit (companionship and attentiveness) support provision. Two studies (N = 1,106) compared the responses of European Americans and Japanese individuals to a close other's stressful event. The results showed that European Americans were more likely than Japanese to provide explicit support and more motivated to increase the close other's self-esteem and feeling of closeness. Conversely, Japanese individuals were more likely to provide attentiveness support, motivated by concern for an entire group and a friend. These findings support the motivation as a mediator hypothesis. On the other hand, the culture as a moderator hypothesis applied to the association between co

SUBMITTER: Tanaka R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10435086 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature