Voluntary frontier settlement hypothesis holds that historical voluntary frontier settlements foster independent agency.Here Chuangguandong movement in which millions of people moved into and settled in northeastern of China during 19-20 centuries’is explored to examine its effect on independent agency.In study1 it is found that people in Heilongjiang reported less collectivistic values and more self-centric and less in-group favoritism than those in its contrasts in Shandong.In study 2 people in Heilongjiang are more likely to give babies unique name than contrasts in Shandong.In general’the results support the hypothesis that historical Chuangguandong movement fostered independent agency.It sheds highlight on voluntary frontier settlement hypothesis in other cultural settings.We also discussed its potential contribution to collectivism variations within China.

历史上的自愿拓疆运动会使拓疆地区与对照地区相比有高独立我的地区文化。本研究探索了"闯关东"这一中国历史上的移民自由迁徙事件对东北地区高独立我地区文化的影响。研究采用自我建构量表、自我膨胀任务、"亲亲性"任务、最常见名字的百分比等多种独立我/互依我测量指标,对黑龙江和山东两地的居民进行测量。结果发现,黑龙江地区居民的互依我低于山东地区居民,内群体偏爱程度也低于山东地区居民,自我膨胀程度高于山东地区居民,比山东地区居民更喜欢给孩子起独特的名字。结果说明黑龙江人与山东人在独立我上出现的差异,可能与历史上的"闯关东"运动有关。

国家社会科学基金项目“新冠肺炎疫情对内群体偏爱和外群体排斥的影响及机制研究”(20BSH142)的资助