We compared South Koreans with Australians in order to characterize cultural differences in attit... more We compared South Koreans with Australians in order to characterize cultural differences in attitudes and choices regarding risk, at both the individual and group levels. Our results showed that Australians, when assessed individually, consistently self-reported higher preference for risk than South Koreans, regardless of gender. The data revealed that South Koreans, regardless of gender composition, were willing to take greater risks when making decisions in group decision-making situations than when they were alone. This is a different pattern from that seen in the Australian sample, in which a risky shift was noted only among males. This difference was attributed to the influence of various cultural orientations (independent vs. interdependent relationship styles). This study also provides a discussion of the implications of these results in terms of cultural differences in attitudes and decisions regarding risk.
This thesis is dedicated to my father Mr. Pedro Zavagna, my mother Mrs. Cleide Zavagna, my wife S... more This thesis is dedicated to my father Mr. Pedro Zavagna, my mother Mrs. Cleide Zavagna, my wife Sizara Zavagna, and my daughter Zoe Zavagna for their love and constant support. vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would like to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to my advisor and supervisor Dr. Mena Souliman for his constant guidance and encouragement in the past four years, without you this work would not have been possible. I would like to express my appreciation to the East Texas Communities Foundation, more specifically the Retail Merchants Association of Tyler Chartable Fund Grant, for their generous grant to support the efforts of the research group in the Bike Lane Study development for the City of Tyler. Your contribution has made a remarkable difference on the project development. I am also grateful to all my friends and colleagues at the Civil Engineering Department at UT Tyler. Last but not the least; I owe a great debt of gratitude towards my parents, Mr. Pedro Zavagna and Mrs. Cleide Zavagna for their perseverance and for always believing and encouraging me to continue my studies away from home for the acquisition of this knowledge. I would also like to thank my wife Sizara Zavagna that followed me into this "dream", always being there for me, and supporting me throw all these years. In addition, my daughter Zoe Zavagna for being the best daughter I could wish. viii
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 2003
Kim and Oh (2001) reported the existence of implicit (nonconscious) prejudicial attitudes toward ... more Kim and Oh (2001) reported the existence of implicit (nonconscious) prejudicial attitudes toward South and North Korea by South Koreans and by North Koreans who voluntarily defected to South Korea, although the two groups showed no difference in explicit (conscious) forms of prejudice. This study followed up on the explicit and implicit attitudes of South Koreans initially reported in 1998, by assessing the attitudes shortly after the North and South Korea Summit held in June 2000, as well as 2 years later (2002). A substantial reduction in South Koreans' explicit negative attitudes against North Korea was found shortly after the summit, but the reduction waned 2 years later, relative to the initial data reported in 1998. In contrast, little change was observed in implicit pro-South attitudes across the 3 different times. The implications of these findings for Korean unification are discussed.
We compared South Koreans with Australians in order to characterize cultural differences in attit... more We compared South Koreans with Australians in order to characterize cultural differences in attitudes and choices regarding risk, at both the individual and group levels. Our results showed that Australians, when assessed individually, consistently self-reported higher preference for risk than South Koreans, regardless of gender. The data revealed that South Koreans, regardless of gender composition, were willing to take greater risks when making decisions in group decision-making situations than when they were alone. This is a different pattern from that seen in the Australian sample, in which a risky shift was noted only among males. This difference was attributed to the influence of various cultural orientations (independent vs. interdependent relationship styles). This study also provides a discussion of the implications of these results in terms of cultural differences in attitudes and decisions regarding risk.
We compared South Koreans with Australians in order to characterize cultural differences in attit... more We compared South Koreans with Australians in order to characterize cultural differences in attitudes and choices regarding risk, at both the individual and group levels. Our results showed that Australians, when assessed individually, consistently self-reported higher preference for risk than South Koreans, regardless of gender. The data revealed that South Koreans, regardless of gender composition, were willing to take greater risks when making decisions in group decision-making situations than when they were alone. This is a different pattern from that seen in the Australian sample, in which a risky shift was noted only among males. This difference was attributed to the influence of various cultural orientations (independent vs. interdependent relationship styles). This study also provides a discussion of the implications of these results in terms of cultural differences in attitudes and decisions regarding risk.
This thesis is dedicated to my father Mr. Pedro Zavagna, my mother Mrs. Cleide Zavagna, my wife S... more This thesis is dedicated to my father Mr. Pedro Zavagna, my mother Mrs. Cleide Zavagna, my wife Sizara Zavagna, and my daughter Zoe Zavagna for their love and constant support. vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would like to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to my advisor and supervisor Dr. Mena Souliman for his constant guidance and encouragement in the past four years, without you this work would not have been possible. I would like to express my appreciation to the East Texas Communities Foundation, more specifically the Retail Merchants Association of Tyler Chartable Fund Grant, for their generous grant to support the efforts of the research group in the Bike Lane Study development for the City of Tyler. Your contribution has made a remarkable difference on the project development. I am also grateful to all my friends and colleagues at the Civil Engineering Department at UT Tyler. Last but not the least; I owe a great debt of gratitude towards my parents, Mr. Pedro Zavagna and Mrs. Cleide Zavagna for their perseverance and for always believing and encouraging me to continue my studies away from home for the acquisition of this knowledge. I would also like to thank my wife Sizara Zavagna that followed me into this "dream", always being there for me, and supporting me throw all these years. In addition, my daughter Zoe Zavagna for being the best daughter I could wish. viii
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 2003
Kim and Oh (2001) reported the existence of implicit (nonconscious) prejudicial attitudes toward ... more Kim and Oh (2001) reported the existence of implicit (nonconscious) prejudicial attitudes toward South and North Korea by South Koreans and by North Koreans who voluntarily defected to South Korea, although the two groups showed no difference in explicit (conscious) forms of prejudice. This study followed up on the explicit and implicit attitudes of South Koreans initially reported in 1998, by assessing the attitudes shortly after the North and South Korea Summit held in June 2000, as well as 2 years later (2002). A substantial reduction in South Koreans' explicit negative attitudes against North Korea was found shortly after the summit, but the reduction waned 2 years later, relative to the initial data reported in 1998. In contrast, little change was observed in implicit pro-South attitudes across the 3 different times. The implications of these findings for Korean unification are discussed.
We compared South Koreans with Australians in order to characterize cultural differences in attit... more We compared South Koreans with Australians in order to characterize cultural differences in attitudes and choices regarding risk, at both the individual and group levels. Our results showed that Australians, when assessed individually, consistently self-reported higher preference for risk than South Koreans, regardless of gender. The data revealed that South Koreans, regardless of gender composition, were willing to take greater risks when making decisions in group decision-making situations than when they were alone. This is a different pattern from that seen in the Australian sample, in which a risky shift was noted only among males. This difference was attributed to the influence of various cultural orientations (independent vs. interdependent relationship styles). This study also provides a discussion of the implications of these results in terms of cultural differences in attitudes and decisions regarding risk.
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