I love you but ...: Cultural differences in complexity of emotional experience during interaction with a romantic partner

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 786-799

  Shiota, Michelle N ^a   Campos, Belinda ^b   Gonzaga, Gian C ^c   Keltner, Dacher ^d   Peng, Kaiping ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Emotion; Emotional complexity; Love; Romance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONVERSATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LOVE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954396542     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930902990480     Document Type: Article

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