ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Cultural Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1623929
This article is part of the Research TopicIntercultural Communication and International StudentsView all 14 articles
Values, Intercultural Sensitivity, and Uncertainty Management: A Cross-cultural Investigation of Motivational Profiles
Provisionally accepted
Jungsun Kim*
Huai-Rhin Kim- Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States
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This study explored how personal values interact with intercultural sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) to form distinct motivational orientations across cultures. Using latent profile analysis, we identified five value configurations in South Korean undergraduates (N = 517) and four in U.S. undergraduates (N = 431) based on responses to the PVQ-RR, Intercultural Sensitivity Scale, and IUS-12. Korean students' profiles revealed nuanced differentiation along tradition-openness dimensions (
Keywords: personal values, latent profile analysis, intercultural sensitivity, Intolerance of Uncertainty, cross-cultural comparison, university students, Value integration, Motivational profiles Integrative Traditionalists
Received: 06 May 2025; Accepted: 21 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: Jungsun Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States
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