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Review
. 2022 Apr:44:281-285.
doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.10.006. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Cooperation in the cross-national context

Angela Rachael Dorrough  1 , Laura Froehlich  2 , Kimmo Eriksson  3
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Review

Cooperation in the cross-national context

Angela Rachael Dorrough et al. Curr Opin Psychol. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

In this article, we outline the current state of research concerning cooperation in the cross-national context. We present several theoretical approaches and empirical findings regarding national differences in cooperation, as well as how cooperation may depend on the national background of the interaction partner. In addition, we discuss the influence of (national) group norms, cultural similarity, and ingroup membership. This review concludes with a call for research on cooperation to include more non-WEIRD nations and more systematically cover national background as one important social category determining the willingness to cooperate.

Keywords: Cooperation; Culture; Globalization; National background.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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