Behavioral evidence for global consciousness transcending national parochialism
Abstract While national parochialism is commonplace, individual differences explain more variance in it than cross-national differences. Global consciousness (GC), a multi-dimensional concept that includes identification with all humanity, cosmopolitan orientation, and global orientation, transcends...
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| author | James H. Liu Sarah Y. Choi I-Ching Lee Angela K.-y. Leung Michelle Lee Mei-Hua Lin Darrin Hodgetts Sylvia Xiaohua Chen |
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| description | Abstract While national parochialism is commonplace, individual differences explain more variance in it than cross-national differences. Global consciousness (GC), a multi-dimensional concept that includes identification with all humanity, cosmopolitan orientation, and global orientation, transcends national parochialism. Across six societies (N = 11,163), most notably the USA and China, individuals high in GC were more generous allocating funds to the other in a dictator game, cooperated more in a one-shot prisoner’s dilemma, and differentiated less between the ingroup and outgroup on these actions. They gave more to the world and kept less for the self in a multi-level public goods dilemma. GC profiles showed 80% test–retest stability over 8 months. Implications of GC for cultural evolution in the face of trans-border problems are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04b09617108c470a8fcef751994d1e342023-12-10T12:17:58ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-12-0113111110.1038/s41598-023-47333-zBehavioral evidence for global consciousness transcending national parochialismJames H. Liu0Sarah Y. Choi1I-Ching Lee2Angela K.-y. Leung3Michelle Lee4Mei-Hua Lin5Darrin Hodgetts6Sylvia Xiaohua Chen7Massey UniversityMassey UniversityNational Taiwan UniversitySingapore Management UniversityMassey UniversitySunway UniversityMassey UniversityHong Kong Polytechnic UniversityAbstract While national parochialism is commonplace, individual differences explain more variance in it than cross-national differences. Global consciousness (GC), a multi-dimensional concept that includes identification with all humanity, cosmopolitan orientation, and global orientation, transcends national parochialism. Across six societies (N = 11,163), most notably the USA and China, individuals high in GC were more generous allocating funds to the other in a dictator game, cooperated more in a one-shot prisoner’s dilemma, and differentiated less between the ingroup and outgroup on these actions. They gave more to the world and kept less for the self in a multi-level public goods dilemma. GC profiles showed 80% test–retest stability over 8 months. Implications of GC for cultural evolution in the face of trans-border problems are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47333-z |
| spellingShingle | James H. Liu Sarah Y. Choi I-Ching Lee Angela K.-y. Leung Michelle Lee Mei-Hua Lin Darrin Hodgetts Sylvia Xiaohua Chen Behavioral evidence for global consciousness transcending national parochialism Scientific Reports |
| title | Behavioral evidence for global consciousness transcending national parochialism |
| title_full | Behavioral evidence for global consciousness transcending national parochialism |
| title_fullStr | Behavioral evidence for global consciousness transcending national parochialism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behavioral evidence for global consciousness transcending national parochialism |
| title_short | Behavioral evidence for global consciousness transcending national parochialism |
| title_sort | behavioral evidence for global consciousness transcending national parochialism |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47333-z |
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