Information and communication technology and cultural change. How ICT changes self-construal and values.

Autor/inn/en	Hansen, Nina; Postmes, Tom; Vinne, Nikita van der; Thiel, Wendy van
Titel	Information and communication technology and cultural change. How ICT changes self-construal and values.
Quelle	In: Social psychology, 43 (2012) 4, S. 222-231Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1864-9335; 2151-2590
DOI	10.1027/1864-9335/a000123
Schlagwörter	Kultur; Sozialer Wert; Psychosoziale Entwicklung; Selbstkonzept; Computernutzung; Entwicklungsland; Kultureller Wandel; Informationstechnologie; Afrika
Abstract	This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children's self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not "crowd out" traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2013/3