Individualism and Collectivism

The Individualism and Collectivism portion of the parent interview was adapted from Singelis, Triandis, Bhawk & Gelfand (1995), Tam, Shiah & Chang (2003) and Traiandis (1995). In this measure parents rate the importance of different values related to their autonomy and belonging to a social group. Parents are asked whether they 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=agree or 4=strongly agree with a series of 16 statements.

• Singelis, T. M., Triandis, H. C., Bhawuk, D. P. S., & Gelfand, M. (1995). Horizontal and vertical dimensions of individualism and collectivism: A theoretical and measurement refinement. Cross-Cultural Research, 29, 240-275.
• Triandis, H. C. (1995). Individualism and collectivism. Boulder, CO: Westview.

• Lansford, J. E., Zietz, S., Al-Hassan, S. M., Bacchini, D., Bornstein, M. H., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S., Liu, Q., Long, Q., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Tapanya, S., Steinberg, L., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., & Alampay, L. P. (2021). Culture and social change in mothers’ and fathers’ individualism, collectivism, and parenting attitudes. Social Sciences, 10, 459.
• Schenck‐Fontaine, A., Lansford, J. E., Skinner, A. T., Deater‐Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Malone, P.S., Tapanya, S., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., Bacchini, D., Bornstein, M. H., & Chang, L. (2020). Associations Between Perceived Material Deprivation, Parents’ Discipline Practices, and Children’s Behavior Problems: An International Perspective. Child Development, 91(1), 307-326.