Happiness as a signal: The social functions of expressions of happiness in the context of culture and emotional tribes

IF 2.9 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

New Ideas in Psychology Pub Date : 2025-07-21 DOI:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2025.101184

Mohsen Joshanloo , Dan Weijers

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Abstract

Well-being research has traditionally focused on exploring the subjective experience of happiness. To broaden this perspective, this review examines the social and communicative functions of the expression of happiness. This analysis highlights the potential of expressions of happiness to elicit social rewards, induce positive emotions in others, shape favorable perceptions, and promote social cohesion. The review shows that expressions of happiness can significantly enhance an individual's social fitness in contemporary society. The contemporary societal pressure to appear happy is also discussed. This can lead to dissonance between authentic emotional experiences and emotional expressions. Attention is also drawn to the phenomenon of emotional tribalism, highlighting the potential prejudice and discrimination that individuals and groups may face as a result of their public displays of unhappiness.

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作为信号的幸福：文化和情感部落背景下幸福表达的社会功能

传统上，幸福感研究的重点是探索幸福的主观体验。为了拓宽这一视角，本文考察了幸福表达的社会和交际功能。这一分析强调了幸福表达的潜力，它可以引发社会奖励，诱导他人产生积极情绪，形成良好的认知，促进社会凝聚力。研究表明，在当代社会中，快乐的表达可以显著提高个体的社会适应性。文章还讨论了当代社会对表现幸福的压力。这可能导致真实的情感体验和情感表达之间的不协调。情感部落主义现象也引起了人们的注意，它强调了个人和群体可能因公开表现不快乐而面临的潜在偏见和歧视。

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期刊介绍： New Ideas in Psychology is a journal for theoretical psychology in its broadest sense. We are looking for new and seminal ideas, from within Psychology and from other fields that have something to bring to Psychology. We welcome presentations and criticisms of theory, of background metaphysics, and of fundamental issues of method, both empirical and conceptual. We put special emphasis on the need for informed discussion of psychological theories to be interdisciplinary. Empirical papers are accepted at New Ideas in Psychology, but only as long as they focus on conceptual issues and are theoretically creative. We are also open to comments or debate, interviews, and book reviews.