Reoccurring National Patterns from 30 years of Multivariate Cross-Cultural Studies
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 16 (1) , 171-198
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207598108247414
Abstract
This paper examines the methodological approach, which spans 30 years, of applying factor analysis to a large number of variables that describe cultural domains of nations. Five studies which use a similar factor analytic approach are compared by obtaining congruence coefficients. Eight factors in these five studies are found to match. These eight factors are hypothesized to form the basic dimensions of a national profile upon which all nations can be measured and compared. These factors would describe a nation's cultural dimensions much like personality traits describe an individual's character.Keywords
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