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The Pace of Life in 31 Countries

dc.contributor.authorLevine, Robert V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNorenzayan, Araen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-13T19:27:07Z
dc.date.available2010-04-13T19:27:07Z
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.identifier.citationLevine, Robert; Norenzayan, Ara (1999). "The Pace of Life in 31 Countries." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 30(2): 178-205. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/67419>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-0221en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/67419
dc.description.abstractThis study compared the pace of life in large cities from 31 countries around the world. Three indicators of pace of life were observed: average walking speed in downtown locations, the speed with which postal clerks completed a simple request (work speed), and the accuracy of public clocks. Overall, pace of life was fastest in Japan and the countries of Western Europe and was slowest in economically undeveloped countries. The pace was significantly faster in colder climates, economically productive countries, and in individualistic cultures. Faster places also tended to have higher rates of death from coronary heart disease, higher smoking rates, and greater subjective well-being. Discussion focuses on how the pace of life is intertwined with the social-psychological and community characteristics of a culture, and the central role of pace of life in defining the personality of a place and its people.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleThe Pace of Life in 31 Countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherCalifornia State University, Fresno, robertle@csufresno.eduen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/67419/2/10.1177_0022022199030002003.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0022022199030002003en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychologyen_US
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