Chen Xiaohua Sylvia. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-43). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.6 / Conceptualizing Modesty as Self-Presentation Tactic --- p.7 / Modesty as Politeness Maxim --- p.7 / Modesty as Personality Trait --- p.9 / Modesty as Self-Presentation Tactic --- p.9 / Assessing Modesty with Behavioral Manifestations --- p.11 / Modesty Bias in Evaluative Ratings --- p.12 / Modesty Maxim in Linguistic Scenarios --- p.12 / The Modesty Facet in Personality Structure --- p.12 / Modesty Construct in Behavioral Manifestations --- p.13 / Predicting Modesty in Cultural Contexts --- p.13 / Modernity and Traditionality --- p.14 / Independence and Interdependence --- p.14 / From Self-Construals to Individuation --- p.15 / Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Method --- p.17 / Participants --- p.17 / Instruments --- p.17 / Procedure --- p.19 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Results --- p.20 / Factor Analysis of Modesty Scale --- p.20 / Correlations of Modesty Measures with Other Variables --- p.20 / Gender and Cultural Differences --- p.21 / Predicting Modest Behavior --- p.22 / Predicting Individuated Behavior --- p.23 / Tables --- p.25 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Discussion --- p.28 / Conceptualization of Modest Behavior --- p.28 / Composition of Modest Behavior --- p.29 / Interdependence in High-Context Communication --- p.29 / Individuation Is Not the Opposite of Modest Behavior --- p.30 / Gender Differences in Modesty --- p.32 / Cultural Differences in Modesty --- p.33 / Dispositional vs. Situational Measures of Modesty --- p.33 / References --- p.35 / Author Note --- p.44 / Appendix --- p.45