INDIVIDUALISM AND COLLECTIVISM AMONG UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS IN MEXICO AND THE UNITED-STATES

Individualism and collectivism in Mexico and the United States of Amer ica were investigated. It was hypothesized that Mexican university stu dents would be more collectivistic than university students in the Uni ted States. Specifically, this difference was expected to be found in relationships with parents, spouses, extended family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and classmates. University students in Mexico and in the United States completed the Individualism-Collectivism Scal e (Hui, 1988), which measures the degree of individualistic or collect ivistic tendencies in various interpersonal relationships. Analysis of variance revealed a country difference on the general Collectivism In dex; students in Mexico were significantly more collectivistic than st udents in the United States. A multiple analysis of variance revealed country differences on the Parents, Spouse, and Co-Workers/Classmate s ubscales, with Mexican students' responses again significantly more co llectivistic than those of the U.S. students.