TY - JOUR
AU - van Thiel, Wendy
AB - This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changesself-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were givenlaptops 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 asecond 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 hadbecome 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 implicationsare discussed.
TI - Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change: How ICT Changes Self-Construal and Values
JF - Social Psychology
DO - 10.1027/1864-9335/a000123
DA - 2012-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/information-and-communication-technology-and-cultural-change-how-ict-8BhWrht3H9
SP - 222
EP - 231
VL - 43
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -