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Conservatism negatively predicts creativity: A study across 28 countries
Groyecka-Bernard, A.; Sorokowski, P.; Karwowski, M.; Roberts, S. C.; Aavik, T.; Akello, G.; Alm, C.; Amjad, N.; Asao, K.; Atama, C. S.; Duyar, D. A.Previous studies have found a negative relationship between creativity and conservatism. However, as these studies were mostly conducted on samples of homogeneous nationality, the generalizability of the effect across different cultures is unknown. We addressed this gap by conducting a study in 28 countries. Based on the notion that attitudes can be shaped by both environmental and ecological factors, we hypoth...
Affective interpersonal touch in close relationships: A cross-cultural perspective
Sorokowska, A.; Saluja, S.; Sorokowski, P.; Frąckowiak,T.; Karwowski, M.; Aavik, T.; Akello, G.; Alm, C.; Amjad, N.; Anjum, A.; Asao, K.; Shaikh, R.Interpersonal touch behavior differs across cultures, yet no study to date has systematically tested for cultural variation in affective touch, nor examined the factors that might account for this variability. Here, over 14,000 individuals from 45 countries were asked whether they embraced, stroked, kissed, or hugged their partner, friends, and youngest child during the week preceding the study. We then examine...
Universality of the Triangular Theory of Love: adaptation and psychometric prop...
Sorokowski, P.; Sorokowska, A.; Karwowski, M.; Groyecka, A.; Aavik, T.; Akello, G.; Alm, C.; Amjad, N.; Anjum, A.; Asao, K.; Atama, C. S.The Triangular Theory of Love (measured with Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale – STLS) is a prominent theoretical concept in empirical research on love. To expand the culturally homogeneous body of previous psychometric research regarding the STLS, we conducted a large-scale cross-cultural study with the use of this scale. In total, we examined more than 11,000 respondents, but as a result of applied exclusion ...