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Applying an emic-etic approach, intercultural differences and similarities between Germany and Kenya are evaluated with regard to their functional effects on coping and development in the occupational context. Different cultural backgrounds should bring up different styles of action and coping, e.g. the African idea of “Ubuntu” versus the W.estern, E.ducated, I.ndustrial, R.ich, and D.emocratic worldview. But they have comparable outcomes such as well-being and job performance. These first re...Applying an emic-etic approach, intercultural differences and similarities between Germany and Kenya are evaluated with regard to their functional effects on coping and development in the occupational context. Different cultural backgrounds should bring up different styles of action and coping, e.g. the African idea of “Ubuntu” versus the W.estern, E.ducated, I.ndustrial, R.ich, and D.emocratic worldview. But they have comparable outcomes such as well-being and job performance. These first results for the sub-Saharan African region show that personality tests cannot be easily transferred from one culture to another. While self-efficacy as a core self-evaluation fosters well-being and learning motivation in both cultures similarly, the validity of tests for one and the same construct differs widely by reason of measurement invariance. On the other hand, if certain requirements are met, the prediction of typical external criteria gets manageable. » weiterlesen» einklappen

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DFG Fachgebiet:
Psychologie

DDC Sachgruppe:
Psychologie