The Influence of Culture on Emotions

DeCuir–Gunby, Jessica T.; Williams‐Johnson, Meca

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“…Because our focus was to explore the student‐level associations across time, we adjusted for classroom factors, so are not yet able to discuss what might be happening in classrooms to cause changes to enjoyment or general knowledge. It is especially important that future research needs to examine the effects of culture, race and ethnicity, and classroom and school factors on children's enjoyment and learning (DeCuir‐Gunby & Williams‐Johnson, 2014). Our study focused on low‐income children attending publicly funded preschool, and had strong representation from linguistically diverse children, which we see as a strength, but does limit the generalizability of the results to this specific population.…”

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The association between and development of school enjoyment and general knowledge

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Early education provides an important, lasting foundation for future learning both in the skills and knowledge developed and in the development of attitudes and approaches to learning (NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002). Foundational knowledge, such as children's general knowledge and understanding of the world, and their curiosity to learn, develop from early learning experiences (Gottfried et al., 2016), and the learning environment influences children's development of academic skills (Burchinal et al., 2011). Early educational environments are becoming more academically focused and less play-based (Bassok et al., 2016) despite the benefits of playful learning in early childhood (e.g., Hirsh-Pasek et al., 2009;Lillard et al., 2013;Zosh et al., 2018). One benefit of playful learning is that it is enjoyable (Zosh et al., 2018). Enjoyment of learning and school is related to students' curiosity and love of learning in both teacher-led and individual tasks (Wagner et al., 2020) and is associated with positive educational outcomes (Morris et al., 2021;Shah et al., 2018). Thus, understanding early influences on school enjoyment and readiness and how they develop is important (Stipek & Greene, 2001). Attitudes toward school are important for kindergarten adjustment but are infrequently studied (Daniels, 2014). We expand prior work by studying school enjoyment and general knowledge, including social studies and science, which aligns with children's curiosity about and desire to understand the world and other people. Specifically, this study explores the relationship between general knowledge and school enjoyment from preschool to kindergarten.

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“…Chinese parents, thus, expend effort and money to ensure academic success, stressing family prestige and material success. A child’s success is seen in terms of the family rather than the individual (DeCuir-Gunby & Williams-Johnson, 2014). Due to filial piety (Chao, 1994) and compliance with parents’ expectations (Leung et al, 2009), Chinese teens value success (Q.…”

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A Cross-National Study of Nomophobia Among Brazilian, Chinese, French, and U.S. Young People: The Role of Materialism

Gentina

Maille

2023

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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Why do young people from Generation Z (born between 1995 and the mid-2000s) become nomophobic consumers of smartphones? This research aims for a better understanding of nomophobia, the fear of being without mobile phone contact, and this from a cross-national perspective. Data collected from 1,326 young people (aged 16-24) from Brazil, China, France, and the United States demonstrate that nomophobia is positively related to materialism, the value that consumers place on the acquisition of material objects. A structural equation model shows that the different dimensions of materialism do not affect nomophobia uniformly across national identity. Nomophobia is positively related to the happiness dimension (possessions needed for happiness) in Brazil, to the success dimension (possessions as indicators of success) in China, and to the centrality dimension (possessions as central for the self) in France and the United States. These findings have notable implications for practitioners and researchers.

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“…Thus, the starting point of the article is to observe social sentient agents in their social environment. Emotions are universal internal and physical processes, but they are also relational, social, and cultural, depending on the appraisals in each given context (Riis and Woodhead 2010;DeGuir-Gunby and Williams-Johnson 2014).…”

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Individual Emotions Describing Continuity and Engagement in Religion: Charismatic Communality in the Light of Interaction Ritual Theory

Penttilä

2023

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The emotionality of modern times is evident in the ways in which people are religious. Among the Christian denominations, the Charismatic/Pentecostal movement, in all its diversity, is the most successful in spreading globally. It has been argued that charismatic communities are successful venues of interaction and are powerful in offering emotional experiences. However, in order for such religious experiences to lead to a continuity of religious interaction, a long-term tone of emotional energy and the presence of a stable social bond between participants is needed. The aim of this article is to analyze emotional energy as an outcome of successful interaction rituals in charismatic communities. Emotional energy is a concept that Randal Collins has formed, building on Durkheim, to analyze emotions in interaction by viewing them as “the main motivating force in social life”. This was studied by interviewing individuals on their emotions about their charismatic communities and daily life. When utilizing a self-report focus on subjective feelings, individuals may report information using different wordings relevant to any component of emotion. Special importance is placed on the cognitive processing of emotional episodes, which allows individuals to detect the relevance of each emotion, understand its causes and consequences, and communicate the emotional knowledge to others, including the researcher. The results show that, most of all, the emotions that cause some sort of pleasure, e.g., happiness and surprise, are the leading lights in narrating engagement in charismatic communities and faith. Faith also has a fear-regulating effect. Happiness as a mood is built both on experiences of God’s help and even more on one’s responsible way of life and the feeling of abandoning moral hesitation in favor of doing what is ethically right in life, which also regulates negative emotions. Collin’s theory focuses on emotional energy that is positive, but emotional experiences can also be negative, which do not contribute to the solidarity of a group.

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The Influence of Culture on Emotions

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The association between and development of school enjoyment and general knowledge

The association between and development of school enjoyment and general knowledge

A Cross-National Study of Nomophobia Among Brazilian, Chinese, French, and U.S. Young People: The Role of Materialism

Individual Emotions Describing Continuity and Engagement in Religion: Charismatic Communality in the Light of Interaction Ritual Theory

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