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International Situations Project

International Situations Project. www.internationalsituationsproject.com. International situations project (ISP). Research questions:  What do typical situations look like ? What do typical behaviors look like? How do behaviors relate to certain features of situations ?

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International Situations Project

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  1. International Situations Project www.internationalsituationsproject.com

  2. International situations project (ISP) • Research questions: • What do typical situations look like? • What do typical behaviors look like? • How do behaviors relate to certain features of situations? • Are there differences in situations and/or behaviors based on demographics? • Are there differences in the behaviors related to situations based on demographics?

  3. measures • Detailed demographic information: Sex, age, (e.g., “In what country was your mother/father born?” “What is your native language?”) • “What were you doing last night at 7pm?” • Riverside Situational Q-Sort (RSQ) and Riverside Behavioral Q-Sort (RBQ) • RSQ: 89 items • ex.: “Situation is playful” • ex.: “A job needs to be done” • RBQ: 68 items • ex.: “Smiles frequently” • ex.: “Expresses criticism” • *Newly added for Psi Beta: Classic ethnicity questions

  4. user-friendly website (www.internationalsituationsproject.com) • 1. How it works – click on flag to change languages; IDs made by us Ex.: STUDY ID: ivcdata1 PARTICIPANT IDs: ivc001-ivc100 • Data storage – only accessible to us

  5. A closer look at the samples • All samples were university students. • China: Universities from different locations around Shanghiand mainland China; Recruited via a marketing research firm; Compensated $0.63 (similar to $3.00 in the U.S.); 101 Females, 89 Males (N=190). Age range: 18-33. • Singapore: National University of Singapore; Singapore; Subject pool; 72 Females, 28 Males (N=100). Age range: 18-25. • Japan: Ritsumeikan University; Kyoto, Japan; Subject pool;108 Females, 121 Males (N=229). Age range: 19-24. • Italy: University of Milan; Milan, Italy; Subject pool; 75 Females, 71 Males (N=146). Age range: 19-50. • U.S.: University of California; Riverside, CA; Subject pool; 201 Females, 138 Males (N=339). Age range: 17-36.

  6. Examples of “What were you doing last night at 7pm?” CHINA “I was studying.” • “JAPAN • “I was studying.” ITALY • “I was studying.” SINGAPORE • “I was studying.” U.S. • “I was studying.”

  7. Examples of “What were you doing last night at 7pm?” CHINA • “At friend’s house cooked glutinous rice balls celebrating the Winter Solstice.” JAPAN • “I sang a song using the karaoke box with my friend.” ITALY • “I was cooking pizza with my boyfriend.” SINGAPORE • “I was at my grandma's house eating dinner. I was with my cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma and my own family.” U.S. • “I was at the gym working out.”

  8. Top 5 most varying RSQ items for FEMALES across cultures. Below you will see means with 95% confidence intervals for each country.

  9. Japan RSQ item #74: Potential romantic partners are present. Positive correlations with RBQ Items

  10. A summary of the findings • Students across cultures describe similar situations • According to those situations, students across cultures report behaving the same way in those situations • This is surprising, considering the focus on differences…

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