Honor, face, and dignity norm endorsement among diverse North American adolescents: Development of a Social Norms Survey.

ABSTRACT: This article examined the psychometric properties and validity of a new self-report instrument for assessing the social norms that coordinate social relations and define self-worth within three normative systems. A survey that assesses endorsement of honor, face, and dignity norms was evaluated in ethnically diverse adolescent samples in the U.S. (Study 1a) and Canada (Study 2). The internal structure of the survey was consistent with the conceptual framework, but only the honor and face scales were reliable. Honor endorsement was linked to self-reported retaliation, less conciliatory behavior, and high perceived threat. Face endorsement was related to anger suppression, more conciliatory behavior, and, in the U.S., low perceived threat. Study 1b examined identity-relevant emotions and app

SUBMITTER: Frey KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8096119 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature