Processes of emotion communication and control. A comparison of India and the United States.

Autor/inn/en	Crowe, Michelle; Raval, Vaishali V.; Trivedi, Shwetang S.; Daga, Suchi S.; Raval, Pratiksha H.
Titel	Processes of emotion communication and control. A comparison of India and the United States.
Quelle	In: Social psychology, 43 (2012) 4, S. 205-214Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1864-9335; 2151-2590
DOI	10.1027/1864-9335/a000121
Schlagwörter	Emotion; Emotionale Kontrolle; Kommunikation; Interkulturelle Differenz; Regulation
Abstract	Emotional expression and experience are dynamic processes that vary within and between individuals of different cultural groups (Kitayama, Mesquita, & Karasawa, 2006). The present study sought to compare self-reports of processes related to emotion communication and control in India and the United States. A total of 268 participants (United States: n = 160 and India: n = 108) completed a self-report measure depicting hypothetical vignettes and a series of questions assessing likely emotions elicited, likelihood of expression, motives guiding expression and control, and method of expression. Results showed that US participants primarily reported more self-focused emotions (i.e., happiness) and self- and other-focused motives for expressing or controlling felt emotion, while Indian participants primarily reported emotions that focused on others' well-being as well as other- and relationship-focused motives. US participants more commonly reported direct verbal communication of the emotion, while Indian participants more frequently reported implicit and contextual methods of communication. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2013/3