Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
6-2021
Abstract
While cultural difference on self-construal are well-documented, how acculturation to a new cultural environment could change an individual’s self-construal remains under-explored. In this research, how tertiary education disciplines could be associated with the endorsement of self-construals which, in turn, affect students’ conflict management tendencies were explored. Study 1 revealed that across the United States and Singapore, college students from business and social science disciplines exhibited the trend of endorsing more independent and interdependent self-construal respectively, regardless of the different dominant self-construals in the two countries. Study 2 explored how tertiary education disciplines is associated with individuals’ conflict management tendencies via the endorsement of different self-construals among Singaporeans. Findings showed that individuals from business discipline possess a more independent self-construal and in turn endorsed more of a competing conflict management style than those from social sciences. Different disciplinary cultures could link to conflict management tendencies via the endorsement of self-construals, yielding significant theoretical and practical implications.
Keywords
Self-Construal, Tertiary Education, Conflict Management Style, U.S., Singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Educational Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Frontiers in Psychology
Volume
12
First Page
1
Last Page
14
ISSN
1664-1078
Identifier
10.3389/fpsyg.2021.659301
Publisher
Frontiers Media
Citation
WEE, Sheila Xi Rui, CHOO, Wan Yee, & CHENG, Chi-ying.(2021). The influence of tertiary education disciplines on self-construals and conflict management tendencies. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1-14.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3439
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.659301
