Who i am depends on how i feel: The role of affect in the expression of culture

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 340-346

  Ashton James, Claire E ^a   Maddux, William W ^b   Galinsky, Adam D ^c   Chartrand, Tanya L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b University of British Columbia ^*

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFFECT; COGNITION; CULTURE; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62349097498     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02299.x     Document Type: Article

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