Li Yongshuai, Tan Xuyun, Huang Zhenwei, Liu Li
Beijing Key Lab of Applied Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China.
Int J Psychol. 2019 Apr;54(2):180-187. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12447. Epub 2017 Jul 13.
Previous research on the relationship between collectivism and corruption has not investigated their co-variation over time. In this study, we use Google Ngram Viewer to track the frequency of words related to collectivism and corruption in American books (1800-2000) and in Chinese Books (1970-2008). The results demonstrate that a positive association between the usage of these terms during the periods in both Chinese and American books, with changes in words related to collectivism preceding changes in words related to corruption in American books. The theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.
先前关于集体主义与腐败之间关系的研究尚未考察它们随时间的共同变化情况。在本研究中，我们使用谷歌图书词频统计器来追踪美国书籍（1800 - 2000年）和中国书籍（1970 - 2008年）中与集体主义和腐败相关词汇的出现频率。结果表明，中美两国书籍在这些时期内这些词汇的使用之间存在正相关关系，且在美国书籍中，与集体主义相关词汇的变化先于与腐败相关词汇的变化。我们还讨论了其理论和实践意义。
