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Cross-Cultural Study of Socially Appropriate Behavior Between Korean
and Japanese Undergraduates
H.H. Koh & O. Iwata |
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questionnaire study was conducted to investigate cross-cultural differences
in socially appropriate behavior between Korea and Japan. A questionnaire
developed by Iwata (199 1) consisted of 46 social norm statements,
the degree of agreement or disagreement with which each statement
was rated on a five-point scale. In the present study, another five-point
scale was added to each statement to measure self-rated frequency
of behavior. Questionnaires were administered to 200 Korean and 140
Japanese undergraduates during their classes. They were asked to
indicate both the degree of agreement or disagreement with each social
norm statement and how often they behave in accordance with the statement,
on a five-point scale. Correlation coefficients were calculated between
these two kinds of measures. In addition, using these coefficients,
a rank order correlation coefficient was computed between the two
samples. Moderate similarity was discovered in the social norms between
Korean and Japanese undergraduates.
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