Emotions Across Cultures

Kamiloglu, Roza Gizem; Cong, Yongqi; Sun, Rui; Sauter, Disa

doi:10.31219/osf.io/9e3sn

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“…Though we identified a few appraisal dimensions that differed between the two cultures on some emotions, the overall appraisal patterns of the positive emotions we examined were quite culturally consistent. Our findings are consistent with the notion that evolved psychological mechanisms result in cultural differences instantiated as variations on common themes, thus emphasizing both preparedness and learning in emotion processes (Kamiloglu et al, 2021).…”

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Cultural Variability in Appraisal Patterns for Nine Positive Emotions

Cong¹,

Keltner²,

Sauter³

2022

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Emotions result from evaluations of events, referred to as appraisals. Specific configurations of appraisals have been shown to characterize different emotions, with some variation occurring across cultures. However, appraisal research to date has focused primarily on negative emo-tions, though recent efforts have started to also examine the appraisal profiles of positive emo-tions. Cross-cultural work on the appraisals of positive emotions has, however, been scarce. Here, we examine the appraisal profiles of nine positive emotions in the US and China. Using 13 commonly employed appraisal dimensions, we investigated the evaluations of events elicit-ing amusement, awe, compassion, desire, gratitude, interest, love, pride, and relief. Eighty par-ticipants from China and the US recalled events from their own life involving each of these emotions and provided Likert-scale appraisal ratings for each emotional event. Consistent with previous research, we find distinct appraisal patters for each positive emotion. We also, for the first time, demonstrate cultural variations in appraisals of positive emotions. Our study extends existing research by highlighting differences in appraisals of positive emotions across cultures.

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Section: Cultural Variations In Appraisal Patternssupporting

confidence: 91%

Cultural Variability in Appraisal Patterns for Nine Positive Emotions

Cong¹,

Keltner²,

Sauter³

2022

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“…These differences are sustained and potentially exacerbated over time as individuals learn expressive behaviours from their cultural environment. Culture-specific expressions thus exist around universally shared expression patterns [ 18 ]. The differences between the vocalizations of different groups are also notable to listeners, resulting in perceivers being more accurate in recognizing emotions from vocal expressions produced by individuals from their own cultural group as compared to others (recent meta-analysis: [ 19 ]).…”

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Perception of group membership from spontaneous and volitional laughter

Kamiloglu

Tanaka

Scott

et al. 2021

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Laughter is a ubiquitous social signal. Recent work has highlighted distinctions between spontaneous and volitional laughter, which differ in terms of both production mechanisms and perceptual features. Here, we test listeners' ability to infer group identity from volitional and spontaneous laughter, as well as the perceived positivity of these laughs across cultures. Dutch ( n = 273) and Japanese ( n = 131) participants listened to decontextualized laughter clips and judged (i) whether the laughing person was from their cultural in-group or an out-group; and (ii) whether they thought the laughter was produced spontaneously or volitionally. They also rated the positivity of each laughter clip. Using frequentist and Bayesian analyses, we show that listeners were able to infer group membership from both spontaneous and volitional laughter, and that performance was equivalent for both types of laughter. Spontaneous laughter was rated as more positive than volitional laughter across the two cultures, and in-group laughs were perceived as more positive than out-group laughs by Dutch but not Japanese listeners. Our results demonstrate that both spontaneous and volitional laughter can be used by listeners to infer laughers’ cultural group identity. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Voice modulation: from origin and mechanism to social impact (Part II)’.

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“…Our starting point to talk about culture is the perception of the cultural dimension (Hofstede, 2011), for which culture has to do with the collective programming of the mind, which differentiates the members of a group from others (Kamiloğlu et al, 2021).…”

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Emotions in fear communication: A cross‐cultural neuromarketing approach

Mas,

Gómez,

Carrero

2023

Psychology and Marketing

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This research analyzes how the receiver's emotional response to fear communication differs across cultural groups of origin (Europe vs. Latin America), as well as individual traits such as the level of fear of each individual, motivated by the lack of previous studies that address the receiver's reaction from a cross‐cultural perspective in this type of communication. To achieve this objective, this work was born from the conjunction of two lines of research, which are synergistic. On the one hand, we have focused on works based on the theory of the appeal to fear, which, as we have seen, discusses the different reactions that the news receiver may have to fear communication. On the other hand, studies concerning the uncertainty avoidance theory explain different emotional behaviors in the face of fear, depending on the individual's cultural biases. We analyze whether the culture of origin moderates the emotional response to this type of communication, as well as whether culture of origin also influences the relationship between the level of personal fear and the emotion felt about the fear communication. To answer these questions, we have used neuromarketing techniques to analyze the emotional response to a series of images taken from The New York Times, the most widely‐circulated English‐language general daily newspaper. We selected these images by grouping the issues that generated the most concern among the world's population in 2022. The present research results indicate a significant discovery: persons originating from Latin American cultures displayed a notably more significant emotional response to fear communication than individuals from European cultures. This underscores the major impact of cultural context on the emotional processing of fear communication.

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Emotions Across Cultures

Cited by 6 publications

References 65 publications

Cultural Variability in Appraisal Patterns for Nine Positive Emotions

Cultural Variability in Appraisal Patterns for Nine Positive Emotions

Perception of group membership from spontaneous and volitional laughter

Emotions in fear communication: A cross‐cultural neuromarketing approach

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