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dc.contributor.authorHolloway, Reneeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-08-23T01:56:51Z
dc.date.available2007-08-23T01:56:51Z
dc.date.issued2007-08-23T01:56:51Z
dc.date.submittedAugust 2006en_US
dc.identifier.otherDISS-1461en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10106/486
dc.description.abstractConsiderable evidence exists that many Latin American cultures emphasize concept of simpatia or simpatico (Triandis, Martin, Lisansky, & Betancourt, 1984). The purpose of this research project was to test for evidence that Mexican-Americans use a simpatico self-schema more than White Americans do. Study 1 assessed the participants' reported self-schemas using the "Who am I?" paradigm (Gordon, 1968). As predicted, the Hispanic participants reported significantly more simpatico-related terms in their self-descriptions than the White participants. Study 2 also assessed the self-schema of the participants, using a traditional cognitive paradigm (Markus, 1977). However, none of the predicted hypotheses for that study were supported, and possible explanations for these null results are discussed. Study 3 was developed based on the logic that the extent to which people have been socialized in the use of the simpatia cultural script is represented not only in their self-concepts but also in the extent to which simpatia becomes cognitively available as a guide to their behavior in social interaction settings. A reanalysis of data from a previous dyadic interaction study (Holloway, Waldrip, & Ickes, 2006) was conducted to determine if the actor's and partner's simpatico-index scores could predict three groups of variables: behavioral involvement, perceived interaction quality, and positive partner directed positive affect. All three hypotheses were supported, demonstrating the role of simpatia in guiding social interaction behavior. Practical applications of these findings are discussed in reference to clinical psychology and organizational and industrial psychology. Recommendations for future research are also made.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipIckes, Williamen_US
dc.language.isoENen_US
dc.publisherPsychologyen_US
dc.titleEvidence For A Simpatico Self-schema In Studies Comparing Hispanics and Whitesen_US
dc.typePh.D.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeChairIckes, Williamen_US
dc.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
dc.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Arlingtonen_US
dc.degree.leveldoctoralen_US
dc.degree.namePh.D.en_US
dc.identifier.externalLinkhttps://www.uta.edu/ra/real/editprofile.php?onlyview=1&pid=137
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