期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：597-616
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：To test the notions that peoplefrom collectivist cultures may experience more intense Sensitivity Towards being the Target of Upward Comparison (STTUC) responses the current study investigated the relationships between traditional gender role orientation and STTUC, and collectivistic cultural orientation and STTUC. Using a quantitative, cross-sectional survey approach, aconvenient sample of 464 participants from various organizations in Botswana completedthe questionnaire. The participants were mostly female (59.9%), in a dating relationship (67.9%), and between the ages of 20 and 57 (M= 32.69, SD= 7.43). In the main, the hypotheses were not supported as the correlation results indicated that neither collectivistic cultural orientation nor traditional gender role orientation were linked to STTUC experiences. Discussions center on the importance of reporting and suggesting theoretical justifications for the so called '"nonsignificant findings." Implications of the empirical findings and the future research directions are also discussed.
