Self-Focused Attention and Emotional Reactivity: The Role of Culture

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 507-519

  Chentsova Dutton, Yulia E ^a   Tsai, Jeanne L ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; culture; emotional reactivity; expression norms; self focus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTENTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTENTION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649104526     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018534     Document Type: Article

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