Honor, Self-Reliance, and COVID-19
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Peter Wang, University of Southern California
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| Name | File Type | Size | Last Modified |
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| Iran-US-Comparison | 05/25/2024 09:39:PM | ||
| Study-1-US | 05/25/2024 09:54:PM | ||
| Study-2a-US | 05/25/2024 09:54:PM | ||
| Study-2b-Iran | 05/25/2024 09:58:PM | ||
| Study-3 | 05/25/2024 10:01:PM |
Project Citation:
Wang, Peter. Honor, Self-Reliance, and COVID-19. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-05-25. https://doi.org/10.3886/E203903V1
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Summary:
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Honor requires that
individuals demonstrate their worth in the eyes of others. However, it
is unclear how honor
and its implications for behavior vary between
societies. Here, we explore the tension between competing views about how to make
sense of honor – as narrowly defined through
self-reliance and
self-defense or as broadly defined through strength
of character. The former suggests that demonstrating
the ability to defend one’s self,
is a crucial component of honor, while the latter allows the centrality of self-reliance
to vary depending on circumstances. To examine these implications, we conducted
studies in the U.S., where self-reliance is central to honor ,
and in Iran, where individual agency must be balanced against the interests of
kin. Americans (Studies 1, 2a; n =
978) who endorsed honor values tended to ignore governmental COVID-19 measures
because they preferred relying on themselves. In contrast, honor-minded
Iranians (Study 2b; n =
201) adhered to public-health guidelines and did not prefer self-reliance.
Moreover, honor-minded Iranians endorsed family-reliance,
but did not moralize self-reliance
(Study 3; n =
107), while honor-minded Americans endorsed family-reliance
and moralized self-reliance (Study 3; n =
120). Results suggest that local norms may shape how honor is expressed across
cultures.
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