Doing emotions: The role of culture in everyday emotions

IF 10.1 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

European Review of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2017-01-01 DOI:10.1080/10463283.2017.1329107

B. Mesquita, M. Boiger, Jozefien De Leersnyder

引用次数: 54

Abstract

ABSTRACT Emotional experience is culturally constructed. In this review, we discuss evidence that cultural differences in emotions are purposeful, helping an individual to meet the mandate of being a good person in their culture. We also discuss research showing that individual’s fit to the cultural emotion norm is associated with well-being, and suggest that this link may be explained by the fact that normative emotions meet the cultural mandate. Finally, we discuss research that sheds light on some of the collective processes of emotion construction: social interactions and emotion representations are geared towards promoting emotions that are conducive to the cultural mandate. In conclusion, we suggest that individuals become part of their culture by “doing emotions” in a way that is consistent with the cultural mandate, and that in intercultural interactions, emotions can be literally “at cross purposes”: each person’s emotions are constructed to fit the purposes of their own culture.

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做情绪:文化在日常情绪中的作用

情感体验是文化建构的产物。在这篇综述中，我们讨论的证据表明，情绪的文化差异是有目的的，有助于个人满足在其文化中成为好人的要求。我们还讨论了表明个体对文化情感规范的适应与幸福感相关的研究，并建议这种联系可以通过规范情感满足文化任务这一事实来解释。最后，我们讨论了一些揭示情感建构的集体过程的研究:社会互动和情感表征是为了促进有利于文化任务的情感。总之，我们建议个体通过与文化使命相一致的方式“做情感”成为其文化的一部分，并且在跨文化互动中，情感可以字面上是“交叉目的”:每个人的情感都是为了适应自己文化的目的而构建的。

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来源期刊

European Review of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

CiteScore

15.30

自引率

2.80%

发文量

期刊介绍： The "European Review of Social Psychology (ERSP)" is a distinguished international journal that operates under the patronage of the European Association of Social Psychology. It serves as a platform for comprehensive, theory-driven reviews that cover the broad spectrum of social psychology. The journal is open to submissions from authors worldwide and is guided by a prestigious international editorial board. ERSP is particularly interested in publishing reviews that reflect the author's own research program, as demonstrated by their publications in leading peer-reviewed journals. The journal values theoretical contributions that are grounded in a substantial empirical foundation, situating the research within the broader context of existing literature and offering a synthesis that goes beyond the individual articles. In addition to these in-depth reviews, ERSP also welcomes conventional reviews and meta-analyses, further enriching the journal's offerings. By focusing on high-quality, evidence-based research, ERSP contributes significantly to the advancement of knowledge in social psychology and fosters a deeper understanding of human social behavior across cultures and societies.