Characteristics of Collectivist Countries:

• Value social harmony, respectfulness, and group needs over individual needs
• Life satisfaction is based on social harmony and relationships
• Carefully observed social hierarchies
• People stand out by being group leaders
• Lower need for positive self-regard
• More sociable
• More time with fewer people
• More other-based emotions (sympathy)
• Emotions are grounded in social worth and relationships
• Emphasizes respect
• More focus on the group's requirements than personal requirements