Table 4 Fundamental Social Motive means (and standard deviations) by country in Wave 2.

From: Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves

Country/Society

SPO

DIS

AFG

AFI

AFX

STA

MAT

MRB

MRT

KCF

KCC

Bulgaria

4.83(1.41)

4.59(1.35)

5.19(1.06)

4.21(1.43)

4.17(1.35)

4.68(1.21)

2.87(1.77)

2.99(1.63)

5.92(0.96)

5.87(1.14)

6.27(1.13)

Brazil

5.27(1.19)

5.07(1.14)

5.15(1.06)

4.47(1.22)

4.32(1.44)

4.20(1.19)

2.96(1.53)

3.04(1.50)

5.73(0.98)

5.46(1.27)

6.05(1.21)

Canada

4.87(1.27)

4.94(1.28)

4.73(1.12)

4.97(1.16)

4.32(1.36)

4.25(1.16)

2.91(1.62)

2.71(1.56)

5.79(1.12)

5.40(1.37)

5.89(0.96)

China

5.21(0.85)

4.57(0.92)

4.74(0.83)

4.52(1.17)

4.97(1.00)

4.84(0.89)

3.74(1.17)

4.25(1.25)

5.78(0.94)

5.59(1.06)

6.18(1.09)

Colombia

4.67(1.28)

4.41(1.14)

5.02(0.98)

4.54(1.29)

3.77(1.46)

3.95(1.25)

3.39(1.38)

3.84(1.74)

5.59(0.98)

5.81(1.12)

5.23(1.92)

Czech Republic

4.33(1.24)

3.64(1.23)

5.20(1.01)

4.58(1.18)

4.27(1.21)

4.48(1.00)

2.48(1.61)

2.53(1.43)

6.13(0.89)

5.92(1.10)

6.21(1.01)

Germany

4.00(1.19)

3.98(1.29)

5.17(0.88)

3.97(1.21)

4.63(1.10)

4.38(1.02)

3.46(1.55)

2.78(1.46)

5.94(1.03)

5.62(1.10)

5.00(1.71)

Spain

4.43(1.13)

4.18(1.09)

5.26(0.89)

4.14(1.13)

4.73(1.08)

4.26(1.04)

3.11(1.40)

4.17(1.69)

5.75(1.06)

5.88(1.13)

5.35(1.66)

United Kingdom

4.69(1.21)

4.67(1.23)

4.62(1.07)

4.73(1.11)

4.46(1.33)

3.77(1.16)

2.46(1.65)

2.74(1.62)

6.06(0.78)

5.66(1.17)

6.36(0.66)

India

4.71(1.17)

4.56(1.17)

5.10(0.99)

4.52(1.16)

4.83(1.22)

5.12(0.97)

4.02(1.53)

3.49(1.76)

5.99(0.71)

5.75(1.07)

5.38(2.14)

Israel

4.43(1.07)

4.55(1.14)

5.34(0.89)

3.44(0.96)

4.69(0.98)

5.09(0.85)

4.17(1.63)

2.76(1.33)

6.22(0.70)

6.27(0.80)

4.53(1.96)

Italy

5.07(1.02)

4.44(1.27)

5.65(0.79)

4.07(1.18)

4.89(1.12)

4.81(0.69)

3.79(1.56)

4.55(1.35)

6.12(0.81)

6.06(0.87)

6.13(0.99)

South Korea

4.95(0.88)

4.95(1.02)

4.47(0.94)

4.56(1.06)

4.52(1.09)

4.54(0.97)

3.20(1.32)

3.03(1.29)

5.38(0.93)

5.39(1.17)

5.68(0.92)

Lebanon

4.55(1.45)

4.52(1.39)

4.87(1.09)

4.84(1.35)

4.05(1.42)

4.77(1.12)

3.16(1.82)

2.78(1.54)

5.90(0.86)

5.78(1.24)

6.53(0.43)

Nigeria

5.57(1.34)

5.34(1.31)

5.43(1.21)

4.43(1.35)

3.66(1.61)

5.33(1.22)

2.65(1.40)

2.79(1.50)

5.83(1.21)

6.35(0.99)

6.49(0.73)

Netherlands

4.17(1.21)

3.94(1.12)

5.09(0.95)

4.24(1.12)

4.69(1.13)

4.11(0.92)

3.37(1.65)

2.96(1.50)

6.07(0.73)

5.86(1.02)

6.08(0.12)

New Zealand

4.45(1.06)

4.05(1.07)

5.24(0.75)

4.12(1.23)

5.16(1.02)

4.03(0.91)

3.78(1.53)

3.30(1.48)

6.10(0.74)

5.73(1.09)

6.42(0.82)

Peru

4.86(1.24)

4.96(1.18)

5.21(1.06)

4.73(1.24)

3.69(1.39)

4.00(1.24)

2.99(1.35)

3.08(1.65)

5.33(1.30)

5.38(1.34)

5.48(1.52)

Philippines

5.18(0.84)

4.57(1.14)

4.98(0.93)

5.38(0.92)

5.01(1.10)

5.12(0.93)

3.75(1.15)

5.08(1.31)

5.19(1.13)

5.54(1.00)

5.77(0.73)

Russia

4.40(0.91)

3.99(1.36)

4.80(0.99)

5.13(1.06)

4.36(1.19)

4.62(1.02)

2.66(1.37)

3.45(1.43)

5.50(0.89)

5.59(1.38)

4.72(1.84)

Saudi Arabia

5.04(1.35)

4.54(1.03)

4.80(1.36)

4.94(1.57)

4.57(1.74)

4.86(1.21)

3.62(1.25)

4.68(1.85)

4.53(1.51)

5.28(1.28)

5.60(1.23)

Senegal

5.53(0.99)

5.28(1.09)

5.60(1.02)

3.12(1.33)

4.33(1.15)

5.78(0.97)

3.38(1.22)

4.04(1.58)

5.40(1.24)

6.43(0.82)

5.30(1.83)

Singapore

4.79(1.06)

4.65(1.12)

5.11(0.81)

4.76(1.11)

4.85(1.15)

4.74(0.89)

3.21(1.34)

3.73(1.43)

6.01(0.72)

5.58(1.07)

1.00(0.00)

Serbia

4.53(1.14)

4.08(1.35)

4.62(1.18)

4.74(1.12)

4.14(1.36)

4.39(1.01)

3.64(1.62)

2.73(1.79)

6.21(0.85)

5.58(1.21)

6.05(0.82)

Slovakia

4.70(1.13)

4.47(1.14)

5.06(0.95)

4.31(1.19)

4.13(1.19)

4.36(0.98)

2.77(1.48)

2.60(1.33)

5.92(0.91)

5.87(1.01)

5.83(1.21)

Sweden

4.09(1.20)

4.00(0.98)

5.06(0.85)

4.44(1.34)

4.55(1.38)

4.22(0.95)

3.36(1.25)

2.49(1.50)

4.60(1.12)

4.84(1.03)

5.63(0.93)

Thailand

5.16(0.98)

4.72(0.77)

5.20(0.91)

4.75(1.08)

5.12(1.28)

4.73(0.98)

3.56(1.29)

3.80(1.67)

5.56(0.89)

5.48(1.37)

5.02(1.96)

Turkey

4.71(1.15)

5.15(1.22)

4.83(1.17)

4.36(1.25)

4.20(1.38)

4.80(1.16)

3.06(1.30)

3.43(1.56)

5.94(0.84)

5.49(1.24)

7.00(0.00)

United States

4.97(1.32)

5.13(1.25)

4.43(1.24)

5.17(1.16)

3.63(1.42)

3.70(1.20)

2.62(1.60)

2.16(1.26)

5.90(1.07)

5.40(1.33)

5.83(1.18)

Overall

4.79(1.22)

4.61(1.24)

5.05(1.05)

4.40(1.32)

4.44(1.32)

4.56(1.18)

3.23(1.53)

3.23(1.65)

5.73(1.07)

5.70(1.18)

5.76(1.37)

  1. Fundamental Social Motives are measured on a 7-point Likert scale, and higher numbers indicate greater concern for or importance of the motive. Subscales are Self-protection (SPO), Disease Avoidance (DIS), Affiliation (Group) (AFG), Affiliation (Independence) (AFI), Affiliation (Exclusion Concern) (AFX), Status (STA), Mate Seeking (MAT), Breakup Concern (MRB), Mate Retention (MRT), Kin Care (Family) (KCF), Kin Care (Children) (KCC). Breakup Concern and Mate Retention questions were only answered by participants currently in a relationship. Kin Care (Children) questions were only answered by participants who have children. A version of this table also appears in the Supplementary Materials of a manuscript under review at the time of this publication32.
  2. Indicates country samples in which 10 participants or fewer had children/responded to KCC items.