TABLE 2.
Mean Percentages of Category Usage by Culture
| China | U.S. | Alpha | F | P < | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | |||||
| Dynamic statement | 13.0 | 4.2 | .92 | 38.85 | .001 |
| Temporal modification | 2.6 | 2.4 | .98 | < 1 | ns |
| Situational modification | 0.2 | 0.6 | .84 | 3.66 | .06 |
| Qualitative modification | 2.1 | 0.9 | .87 | 3.53 | .05 |
| Total change | 17.9 | 8.1 | .93 | 15.12 | .001 |
| Contradiction | |||||
| Within statement | 0.5 | 0.2 | .66 | < 1 | .17 |
| Between statement | 4.3 | 2.4 | .81 | 4.77 | .05 |
| Not-self-statement | 12.7 | 2.3 | .93 | 92.73 | .001 |
| Total contradiction | 17.4 | 4.9 | .90 | 85.54 | .001 |
| Holism | |||||
| Holistic statement | 0.7 | 0.1 | .79 | 7.30 | .01 |
NOTE: df = 190. Cronbach's alpha computed as level of agreement among the three coders.