Generalized pliance is a pattern of rule-governed behavior characterized by having social approval as the main source of reinforcement. Recent research has found that generalized pliance is related to psychological inflexibility. As generalized pliance and psychological inflexibility are learned through social interaction, there may be differences in these processes across cultures. The present study examined adolescents’ generalized pliance and psychological inflexibility with respect to cultural context and gender in a sample of adolescents (n = 508) aged 12–17 in the Irish and Colombian contexts. Generalized pliance was higher in the Irish context than in the Colombian context. In the Irish context, females reported greater generalized pliance and psychological inflexibility than males. In the Colombian context, females reported greater psychological inflexibility than males. Findings are discussed with reference to the need for longitudinal studies across different cultures to analyze developmental trajectories of generalized pliance and psychological inflexibility.

广义柔顺是一种规则统治的行为模式，其特征是获得社会认可是强化的主要来源。最近的研究发现，普遍的留言与心理上的僵硬有关。由于通过社交互动学习了一般的柔和和心理僵化，因此跨文化的这些过程可能有所不同。本研究在青少年样本中检验了青少年在文化背景和性别方面的普遍柔韧性和心理僵化程度（n= 508）在爱尔兰和哥伦比亚的背景下年龄为12-17岁。在爱尔兰语环境中，广义合规性高于在哥伦比亚语境中。在爱尔兰的情况下，女性比男性报告了更大的广义柔韧性和心理不灵活性。在哥伦比亚的情况下，女性的心理僵硬程度高于男性。讨论结果时参考了跨文化的纵向研究的需要，以分析普遍性和心理僵化的发展轨迹。