The Environmental Predictors of Self-Construal
Presenter Hometown
Louisville
Major
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Jonathan S. Gore
Mentor Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Bright, Kayla N., "The Environmental Predictors of Self-Construal" (2019). University Presentation Showcase Event. 5.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2019/undergraduate/5
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the societal, ecological, and economic factors that predict self-construal. It tested several hypotheses concerning societal education level, income level, unemployment, industry, and population size. Participants (n= 198) were adults from across the United States, who completed a questionnaire on the Mechanical Turk website. A series of correlational analyses revealed that societal education and unemployment were related to high independent self-construal, economies with more industrial sector jobs were related to high physical self-construal, and economies with more medical sector jobs were related to lower independent and physical self-construal.
Presentation format
Poster
The Environmental Predictors of Self-Construal
The purpose of this study was to identify the societal, ecological, and economic factors that predict self-construal. It tested several hypotheses concerning societal education level, income level, unemployment, industry, and population size. Participants (n= 198) were adults from across the United States, who completed a questionnaire on the Mechanical Turk website. A series of correlational analyses revealed that societal education and unemployment were related to high independent self-construal, economies with more industrial sector jobs were related to high physical self-construal, and economies with more medical sector jobs were related to lower independent and physical self-construal.
