Publication Type
News Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
6-2015
Abstract
In an invited commentary, SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan discussed three types of commitment, namely instrumental, normative and emotional, and related them to citizenship and local-foreigner relations. On the commitment to one’s country, Prof Chan noted that citizens with high levels of normative or emotional commitment are more likely to support policies that benefit the nation, even if they mean some personal cost, while the reverse is true for citizens dominated by the “need to” instrumental commitment.
Discipline
Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Straits Times
ISSN
1692-9344
Publisher
Singapore Press holdings
Citation
CHAN, David, "Lets Talk About Commitment" (2015). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 1961.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1961
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1961
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