Norm dynamics: Interdisciplinary perspectives on social norm emergence, persistence, and change

MJ Gelfand, S Gavrilets, N Nunn - Annual Review of Psychology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Social norms are the glue that holds society together, yet our knowledge of them remains
heavily intellectually siloed. This article provides an interdisciplinary review of the emerging …

[HTML][HTML] Why do people follow social norms?

J Gross, A Vostroknutov - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Norms prescribe how to make decisions in social situations and play a crucial role in
sustaining cooperative relationships and coordinating collective action. However, following …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between cultural tightness–looseness and COVID-19 cases and deaths: a global analysis

MJ Gelfand, JC Jackson, X Pan, D Nau… - The Lancet planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis, yet certain countries have
had far more success in limiting COVID-19 cases and deaths. We suggest that collective …

[HTML][HTML] Direct and mediated impacts of social norms on pro-environmental behavior

M Helferich, J Thøgersen, M Bergquist - Global Environmental Change, 2023 - Elsevier
The social norm-based intervention is a frequently used tool for encouraging pro-
environmental behavior. In designing effective interventions, however, both practitioners and …

Neither Eastern nor Western: Patterns of independence and interdependence in Mediterranean societies.

AK Uskul, A Kirchner-Häusler, VL Vignoles… - Journal of Personality …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Social science research has highlighted “honor” as a central value driving social behavior in
Mediterranean societies, which requires individuals to develop and protect a sense of their …

Changes in social norms during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic across 43 countries

G Andrighetto, A Szekely, A Guido, M Gelfand… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The emergence of COVID-19 dramatically changed social behavior across societies and
contexts. Here we study whether social norms also changed. Specifically, we study this …

Risk, sanctions and norm change: the formation and decay of social distancing norms

E Vriens, G Andrighetto… - … Transactions of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Global challenges like the climate crisis and pandemic outbreaks require collective
responses where people quickly adapt to changing circumstances. Social norms are …

Human cooperation and the crises of climate change, COVID-19, and misinformation

PAM Van Lange, DG Rand - Annual Review of Psychology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Contemporary society is facing many social dilemmas—including climate change, COVID-
19, and misinformation—characterized by a conflict between short-term self-interest and …

Measuring cultural dimensions: external validity and internal consistency of Hofstede's VSM 2013 Scales

P Gerlach, K Eriksson - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cross-cultural comparisons often investigate values that are assumed to have long-lasting
influence on human conduct and thought. To capture and compare cultural values across …

WEIRD–Confucian comparisons: Ongoing cultural biases in psychology's evidence base and some recommendations for improving global representation.

K Krys, I de Almeida, A Wasiel… - American Psychologist, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
The realization that most behavioral science research focuses on cultures labeled as
WEIRD—Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (Arnett, 2008; Henrich et …