The Influence of Students' Personal and Social Identities on Their Perceptions of Interpersonal and Intergroup Encounters in Japan and the United States

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Hoyle, Pinkley, & Insko (1989) found that respondents in the United States perceive interpersonal encounters to be more agreeable and less abrasive than intergroup encounters. The present study was designed to extend this line of research by examining the influence of personal and social identities on perceptions of interpersonal and intergroup encounters in Japan and the United States. The results supported Hoyle et al.'s findings. In addition, respondents in the United States perceived interpersonal and intergroup encounters to be more abrasive than respondents in Japan. Social identity influenced perceptions of the agreeableness and abrasiveness of interpersonal and intergroup encounters, but personal identity did not.