Influence of Confucianism and Taoism on self-construal and thinking style: an intervention study

Citation:

Wang Z, Wang Y, Zhang Q, Wang F. Influence of Confucianism and Taoism on self-construal and thinking style: an intervention study. The Journal of Social Psychology [Internet]. 2024;164(5):622-639.

摘要:

Using original texts of Confucian and Taoist primary classics as materials, we conducted an eight-week educational intervention experiment combining classroom teaching and post-class reflection as cultural manipulation. Ninety-four sixth-grade students from three parallel mainstream classes were randomly assigned to three intervention groups, comprising two experimental groups (Confucian and Taoist values interventions) and a control group (natural science intervention). The results suggest that the Confucian intervention had a positive effect on interdependent self and holistic thinking, the Taoist intervention had a positive effect on independent self and holistic thinking, and the natural science intervention promoted analytical thinking.

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