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Psi Chi’s and Psi Beta’s Contributions to the International Situations Project

Erica BaranskiEsther Guillaume

Goals of Project Extension of the International Situations Project (ISP)

Application of crowd-sourcing methods Custom-made website Psi Chi and Psi Beta collaboration:

National Psychology Undergraduate Honors

Societies Opportunity for undergraduate research

involvement

Goals of Project Extension of the International Situations Project (ISP)

Application of crowd-sourcing methods Custom-made website Psi Chi and Psi Beta collaboration:

National Psychology Undergraduate Honors

Societies Opportunity for undergraduate research

involvement

The International Situations Project

Collaboration with universities from 19 countries

Exploratory study investigating the similarity of students’

experiences of situations “What were you doing yesterday at 7:00 pm?”

Materials Custom-built website

www.internationalsituationsproject.com

Demographic information

Open-ended response

Riverside Situational Q-sort (RSQ) RSQ: 89 items

Ex: “Situation is playful” Ex: “A job needs to be done”

Riverside Behavioral Q-sort (RBQ) RBQ: 68 items

Ex: “Smiles frequently” Ex: “Expresses criticism”

Evaluating perceptions of situations and behavior using the RSQ and RBQ

Figure 1. The Riverside Situational Q-sort (RSQ)

1Extremely Uncharacteristic

9Extremely

Characteristic

2 3 4 5Neutra

l

6 7 8

RSQ #005: Someone is

trying to convince…

RSQ #004: Someone is

trying to impress P.

RSQ #003: A job needs to be done.

RSQ #002: Situation is complex.

Q-Sort

RSQ #001: Situation is Potentially Enjoyable.

RSQ #014 Situation is uncertain

8

Mean Profiles: The average participant

RSQ or RBQ ratings for

one country

r is the similarity of

placement of items

across the 2 cultures

being compared.

Profile Correlations

Slide credit: Elysia Todd

DE: Mean Situation

6.23

5.12

5.82

4.97

5.22

5.72

6.21

5.94

5.53

5.40

…

6.14

4.96

5.66

5.26

5.35

5.59

5.94

5.21

5.25

5.46

…

r

RSQRSQRSQ RSQRSQRSQ

US: Mean Situation

RSQ #001:

Situatio

n is

potentially

enjoyable.

RSQ #001: Situation is potentially enjoyable.

AU AT CA CN CZ DK EE DE IT JP NL PL RU SG SK KR ES UK US

AU- 0.76 0.84 0.80 0.81 0.79 0.79 0.76 0.81 0.79 0.82 0.78 0.80 0.86 0.85 0.75 0.82 0.84 0.91

AT- 0.86 0.82 0.82 0.83 0.81 0.88 0.83 0.77 0.85 0.82 0.81 0.83 0.84 0.76 0.83 0.81 0.82

CA- 0.89 0.84 0.83 0.86 0.87 0.87 0.83 0.88 0.87 0.89 0.91 0.85 0.82 0.90 0.89

0.89

CN- 0.82 0.80 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.80 0.83 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.81 0.81 0.85 0.82 0.87

CZ- 0.84 0.88 0.86 0.86 0.78 0.82 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.87 0.79 0.83 0.83 0.84

DK- 0.84 0.87 0.83 0.80 0.83 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.81 .074 0.82 0.84 0.81

EE- 0.85 0.85 0.81 0.83 0.87 0.85 0.84 0.87 0.77 0.84 0.84 0.85

DE              - 0.85 0.77 0.82 0.86 0.85 0.86 0.83 0.77 0.86 0.84 0.83

IT   - 0.80 0.83 0.83 0.86 0.85 0.83 0.81 0.86 0.83 0.87JP

  - 0.79 0.77 0.79 0.83 0.79 0.76 0.82 0.83 0.84NL

  - 0.82 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.79 0.86 0.85 0.90PL

  - 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.80 0.83 0.84 0.86RU

  - 0.85 0.84 0.81 0.85 0.84 0.88SG

  - 0.84 0.80 0.86 0.88 0.91SK

  - 0.75 0.82 0.85 0.85KR

  - 0.80 0.78 0.83ES

  - 0.89 0.91UK

  - 0.91US                                     -                                                                              

Intercorrelatons of RSQ profiles across 19 countries

Note. Countries are as follows: Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, UK, US. Averages computed using the r to z transformation. The most similar countries (with each other and overall) are highlighted in; green the least similar are highlighted in red.

0.74

0.94

The US at 7:00 pm

Location University N % Female Mean age (SD)

% Born and raised in US

Southern California

Saddleback College 78 49% 21.82 (6.28) 77%

Southern California

Irvine Valley College 87 65% 22.05 (7.15) 84%

Southern California

San Diego Mesa College 98 62% 25.20 (7.95) 74%

Texas North Lake College 88 64% 26.43 (8.71) 58%

Texas South Texas College 40 73% 26.83 (9.46) 72%

Pennsylvania Luzerne County Community College

76 72% 29.18 (10.88)

67%

Pennsylvania Lehigh Carbon Community College

115 81% 24.71 (9.31) 87%

Ohio Ashland University 78 55% 19.33 (2.95) 84%

Colorado Community College of Denver

24 88% 30.67 (13.74

60%

Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico 23 73% 21.09 (1.23) ??

Washington Pacific Lutheran University 96 76% 23.50 (9.18) 96%

New York Hunter College 173 79% 20.09 (4.49) 66%

Wisconsin UW – Green Bay 69 78% 20.10 (5.32) 88%

US Collaborators

Map of Collaborators

AUO HC IVC LCCC NLC PBC PBLLC PLU SC SDMC STC UPR UWGB

AUO 0.93 0.92 0.92 0.88 0.84 0.94 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.81 0.93

HC 0.91 0.91 0.87 0.86 0.90 0.89 0.87 0.90 0.84 0.86 0.96

IVC 0.94 0.92 0.84 0.94 0.94 0.95 0.96 0.91 0.87 0.93

LCCC 0.93 0.85 0.94 0.93 0.91 0.92 0.90 0.85 0.91

NLC 0.81 0.91 0.87 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.82 0.90

PBC 0.82 0.85 0.80 0.84 0.79 0.84 0.85

PBLLC 0.90 0.92 0.91 0.91 0.81 0.93

PLU 0.90 0.93 0.84 0.92 0.90

SC 0.95 0.88 0.85 0.91

SDMC 0.88 0.89 0.94

STC 0.77 0.87

UPR 0.87

UWGB

Intercorrelatons of situational profiles across US samples

Note: Colleges are abbreviated: Ashland University, Ohio; Hunter College, New York; Irvine Valley College, California; Lehigh Carbon Community College, Pennsylvania; North Lake College, Texas; Community College of Denver, Colorado; Luzerne County Community College, Pennsylvania; Pacific Lutheran University, Washington; Saddleback College, California; San Diego M College, California; South Texas College, Texas; University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico; The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. The most similar countries (with each other and overall) are highlighted in; green the least similar are highlighted in red.

Average RSQ intercorrelation across 10 US sites: r = .88Lowest: r = .77 Puerto Rican students and Texan studentsHighest: r = .96 Southern California students and southern California students

0.77

0.96

AUO HC IVC LCCC NLC PBC PBLLC PLU SC SDMC STC UPR UWGBAUO 0.95 0.95 0.94 0.92 0.86 0.94 0.92 0.96 0.95 0.87 0.80 0.95

HC 0.95 0.92 0.89 0.89 0.93 0.94 0.95 0.97 0.86 0.87 0.94

IVC 0.96 0.92 0.89 0.96 0.95 0.92 0.94 0.86 0.86 0.94

LCCC 0.95 0.91 0.98 0.96 0.93 0.95 0.92 0.82 0.95

NLC 0.87 0.95 0.92 0.91 0.93 0.92 0.81 0.92

PBC 0.91 0.90 0.91 0.91 0.86 0.80 0.91

PBLLC 0.95 0.93 0.96 0.91 0.82 0.96

PLU 0.92 0.95 0.86 0.87 0.94

SC 0.96 0.89 0.81 0.95

SDMC 0.90 0.85 0.96

STC 0.77 0.89

UPR 0.82

UWGB

Intercorrelatons of behavioral profiles across US samplesAverage RBQ intercorrelation across 10 US sites: r = .90

Lowest: r = .77 Puerto Rican students and Texan studentsHighest: r = .98 Pennsylvania students and Pennsylvania students

0.77

0.98

Note: Colleges are abbreviated: Ashland University, Ohio; Hunter College, New York; Irvine Valley College, California; Lehigh Carbon Community College, Pennsylvania; North Lake College, Texas; Community College of Denver, Colorado; Luzerne County Community College, Pennsylvania; Pacific Lutheran University, Washington; Saddleback College, California; San Diego M College, California; South Texas College, Texas; University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico; The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. The most similar countries (with each other and overall) are highlighted in; green the least similar are highlighted in red.

Pennsylvania

“I was in Zumba class at the gym with my mom.”

“I was eating dinner with my mom in my kitchen.”

“I was watching the television show Monk with my boyfriend at my house in the living room.”

Pennsylvania

Situations (RSQ) Average rating

“Situation is basically simple and clear-cut.”

6.96

“Social interaction is possible.”

6.73

“Success requires cooperation.”

6.24

Behaviors (RBQ) Average rating

“Seems to enjoy the situation.”

6.75

“Is expressive in face, voice or gestures.”

6.44

“Behaves in a cheerful manner.”

6.36

Most characteristic items across PA

California

“I was at home studying for my astronomy exam.”

“I was eating gumbo at Disneyland's New Orleans Square with my boyfriend.”

“I was at home with my mom and my sister. I was just sitting on my mom's bedroom floor flipping through tv channels looking for something good that was coming on.”

Situations (RSQ) Average rating

“Social interaction is possible.”

6.67

“Situation is basically simple and clear-cut.”

6.46

“Success requires cooperation.”

6.28

Behaviors (RBQ) Average rating

“Seems to enjoy the situation.”

6.74

“Behaves in a cheerful manner.”

6.39

“Concentrates on or works hard at a task.”

6.33

Most characteristic items across CA

California

Goals of the project Extension of the International Situations Project (ISP)

Application of crowd-sourcing methods Custom-made website Psi Chi and Psi Beta collaboration:

National Psychology Undergraduate Honors

Societies Opportunity for undergraduate research

involvement

Situation Behavior

Situations associated with behavior

* In collaboration with Samantha Henderson at Pacific Lutheran University

Situation Behavior

RSQ RBQ

Situations associated with behavior

* In collaboration with Samantha Henderson at Pacific Lutheran University

Situation Behavior

RSQ

Situational Taxonomy:

D.I.A.M.O.N.D.S.

Behavioral TaxonomyInter-personal

Circumplex Model (ICM)

RBQ

Situations associated with behavior

* In collaboration with Samantha Henderson at Pacific Lutheran University

Communion +

Assured/Dominant

Gregarious/Extraverted

Arrogant/Calculating

ColdHearted

Aloof/Introverted

Unassured/Submissive

Unassuming/Ingenuous

Ag

en

cy +

Warm/Agreeable

ICM behavioral taxonomy

* In collaboration with Samantha Henderson at Pacific Lutheran University

RBQ018: “Talks at rather than with partner”

RBQ028: “Exhibits condescending behavior”

Duty

Intellect

Adversity

Mating

NegativityDeception

Sociality

• -.16*** Assured--Dominate

• -.14*** Aloof--Introverted

• .17*** Unassuming-- Ingenuous

• .13*** Warm--Agreeable

• .16*** Aloof--Introverted

• .19*** Cold hearted

• .15*** Arrogant--Calculating

• .28*** Gregarious--Extroverted

Situations ICM BehaviorsBeta

Situations associated with behavior

pOsitivit

y

* In collaboration with Samantha Henderson at Pacific Lutheran University

Conclusion College students are experiencing similar situations across the US

College students are behaving similarly in those situations across the US

Situations and behaviors are more similar within states than across states

Situations are strongly associated with behaviors: DIAMONDS situations ICM behaviors

Conclusion Crowd-sourcing methodology is a successful way to give

opportunities to undergraduate students the opportunity to

participate in research

Unique collaboration experience with Psi Chi and Psi Beta chapters

Collaborations prove to be fruitful for the advancement of research

Future Directions

A call for collaborators! Extension of the International Personality Project

How to get involved: Email: erica.baranski@mail.ucr.edu Visit: rap.ucr.edu for more information about this and other on-

going projects

1. Jerry Rudmann, Irvine Valley College, California, US

2. Jon Grahe, Pacific Lutheran University, Washington, US

3. Liza Veliz, South Texas College, Texas, US

4. Rebecca Escoto, North Lake College, Texas,

US

5. Laura Milan, University of Puerto Rico,

Puerto Rico

6. Betsy Swope, Lehigh Carbon Community

College, Pennsylvania, US

7. Neda Mosafaei, Saddleback College, California, US

8. Morgan Phillips, Ashland University, Ohio, US

9. Diana Joy, Community College of Denver, Colorado, US

10. Lynn Grilli, Luzerne County Community College, Pennsylvania, US

11. Laura Milan Melo, Hunter College, New York, New York, US

12. Vanessa Romero, San Diego Mesa College, san Diego, California, US

13. Cynthia Sanchez, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Wisconsin, US

Thank you to our collaborators!