Independent and Interdependent Self-Construals, Individualism, Collectivism, and Harmony Control in African Americans

Authors

Madonna G. Constantine, Ohio State UniversityFollow
Kathy A. Gainor, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Muninder Ahluwalia, Montclair State UniversityFollow
La Verne A. Berkel, University of Missouri at Kansas City

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2003

Journal / Book Title

Journal of Black Psychology

Abstract

The authors investigated the relationships among independent and interdependent self-construals (i.e., self-conceptualizations), dimensions of individualism and collectivism, and aspects of harmony control (i.e., the degree to which individuals are flexible in recognizing that their personal power stems from spiritual, social, and contextual forces) in a sample of 240 African American community college students. Results revealed that independent and interdependent selfconstruals and dimensions of individualism and collectivism were differentially related to various harmony control dimensions. Implications of the findings are discussed.

DOI

10.1177/0095798402239230

Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation

Constantine, Madonna G.; Gainor, Kathy A.; Ahluwalia, Muninder; and Berkel, La Verne A., "Independent and Interdependent Self-Construals, Individualism, Collectivism, and Harmony Control in African Americans" (2003). Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works. 36.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/counseling-facpubs/36