Self-reported use of emotional display rules in the Netherlands and Iran: Evidence for sociocultural influence

Social Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 397-411

  Novin, Sheida ^a   Banerjee, Robin ^b   Dadkhah, Asghar ^c   Rieffe, Carolien ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Welfare and Rehabilitation   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Culture; Display rules; Emotion; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249182292     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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