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Peer reviewedConroy, Mary; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1980
Six hypothetical compliance relevant situations were described to 58 Japanese and 67 American mothers. Japanese mothers were more likely to utilize feeling-oriented appeals and demonstrated greater flexibility than their American counterparts. American mothers relied more extensively on appeals to their authority as mothers. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
