PMID- 30619016 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1664-1078 (Print) IS - 1664-1078 (Electronic) IS - 1664-1078 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2018 TI - The Neural Representation of Relational- and Collective-Self: Two Forms of Collectivism. PG - 2624 LID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02624 [doi] LID - 2624 AB - The collectivism can be divided into two forms: relational collectivism and group collectivism. According to the cognitive representation of self, relational collectivism emphasizes the relational-self and group collectivism privileges the collective-self. However, it remains uncertain whether there is a difference between relational-self and collective-self under Chinese collectivism cultural. To address the above issue, the present study examined the neural representation of relational-self and collective-self during trait judgment tasks using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The results showed that relational-self-reference compared with collective-self-reference generated stronger medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) activity, indicating relational-self was more closeness and important in the self-concept than collective-self under East Asian cultural background. Relational-self and collective-self are unequally represented in the MPFC, providing direct neural evidence that the collectivism in China can be divided into relational collectivism and group collectivism. FAU - Zheng, Yingcan AU - Zheng Y AD - Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. AD - Department of Psychology, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China. FAU - Xiao, Zilun AU - Xiao Z AD - Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. FAU - Wei, Luqing AU - Wei L AD - School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China. FAU - Chen, Hong AU - Chen H AD - Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181219 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Psychol JT - Frontiers in psychology JID - 101550902 PMC - PMC6312116 OTO - NOTNLM OT - collective-self OT - collectivism OT - group collectivism OT - neural representation OT - relational collectivism OT - relational-self EDAT- 2019/01/09 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/09 06:01 PMCR- 2018/12/19 CRDT- 2019/01/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/01/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/01/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02624 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Psychol. 2018 Dec 19;9:2624. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02624. eCollection 2018.