The adverse effects of an external locus of causality on anxiety are less pronounced in collectivistic than individualistic samples¶
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q3 i? A meta-analysis found the adverse effects of external locus of causality on anxiety were less pronounced in collectivistic samples. → Bong 2026
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Bong 2026¶
Bong, M., Jeong, D., Park, S., Suh, J., Kim, S. G., Park, J. C., & Kim, J. (2026). Cultural Insights into the Motivation Paradox of East Asian Learners. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10140-9
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The review reports this meta-analytic finding, attributing it to Cheng and colleagues (2013): the adverse effects of external locus of causality on anxiety were 'less pronounced in samples from collectivistic societies.' No effect size is printed in the review.
"a meta-analysis by Cheng and colleagues (2013) revealed that the adverse effects of an external locus of causality on anxiety, well-documented in Western literature, were less pronounced in samples from collectivistic societies."
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The adverse effects of an external locus of causality on anxiety are less pronounced in collectivistic than individualistic samples |
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The adverse effects of an external locus of causality on anxiety are less pronounced in collectivistic than individualistic samples |
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2026 |
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