It takes two to mimic: Behavioral consequences of self-construals.
Abstract
The present studies demonstrated the moderation of self-construal orientation on mimicry. Recent research has indicated that an interdependent self-construal is associated with assimilation of the other to the self whereas an independent self-construal is associated with minimizing the influence of others on the self (H. R. Markus & S. Kitayama, 1991; D. Stapel & W. Koomen, 2001). Therefore, the authors hypothesized that an interdependent self-construal would be associated with more mimicry than an independent self-construal. When self-construal orientations were experimentally primed, as in Studies 1 and 2, independent self-construals produced less nonconscious mimicry than interdependent self-construals. When self-construals were examined as cultural differences with either a chronically dominant independent (Americans) or interdependent (Japanese) construal of the self, these results were replicated.
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Participants with a temporarily induced or chronic interdependent self-construal are more likely to match a confederate's behaviors than those with an independent self-construal.
“Van Baaren and colleagues varied self construal orientation, and found that participants with either a temporarily induced, or chronic, dominant interdependent self construal were more likely to match the behaviors of a confederate than those with an independent self construal (van Baaren, Maddux, Chartrand, Bouter & van Knippenberg, 2003).”
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- Authors
- van Baaren, R. B., Maddux, W. W., Chartrand, T. L., de Bouter, C., & van Knippenberg, A.
- Affiliations
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2003
- Volume
- 84
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1093-1102
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2153582000
- Cited by
- 296
- References
- 6
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- FWCI
- 12.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (1R03 MH65250-01, R03MH065250)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- self-construal, interdependent self-construal, independent self-construal, mimicry, self-construal priming, cultural differences, assimilation
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Cultural Characteristics, Female, Humans, Individuality, Japan, Male, Self Concept, Social Behavior, Students, Time Factors, United States
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