Daoist/Taoist Altruism and Wateristic Personality:

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" Daoist/Taoist Altruism and Wateristic Personality: "
Lee, Yueh-Ting; Norasakkunkit, Vinai; Liu, Li; Zhang, Jian-Xin; Zhou, Min-Jie

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	910307
Doc. No	:	LA78r617cm
Title & Author	:	Daoist/Taoist Altruism and Wateristic Personality:. East and West [Article]\ Lee, Yueh-Ting; Norasakkunkit, Vinai; Liu, Li; Zhang, Jian-Xin; Zhou, Min-Jie
Date	:	2008
Title of Periodical	:	UC Irvine
Abstract	:	Based on the Daoist/Taoist model of water-like (or wateristic) personality features (Lee, 2003, 2004), four hypotheses were derived with a focus on altruism and modesty. A total of 122 Chinese college students and 106 American college students participated in this cross-cultural study. It was found (1) that American college students were more altruistic than Chinese counterparts; (2) that levels of modesty were more trait-specific than culture-specific; and (3) that Chinese participants were more altruistic and receptive toward outgroup members or outsiders (e.g., aliens) than American counterparts in uncertain situations. Theoretical implications are also discussed.