Beliefs about power and its relation to emotional experience: A comparison of Japan, France, Germany, and the United States

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1112-1122

  Mondillon, Laurie ^a   Niedenthal, Paula M ^a,d   Brauer, Markus ^a   Rohmann, Anette ^b   Dalle, Nathalie ^a   Uchida, Yukiko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cross cultural study; Culture; Emotions; Power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFFECT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23444459501     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205274900     Document Type: Article

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