Emotion experience and regulation in China and the United States: How do culture and gender shape emotion responding?

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 230-239

  Davis, Elizabeth ^a   Greenberger, Ellen ^b   Charles, Susan ^b   Chen, Chuansheng ^b   Zhao, Libo ^c   Dong, Qi ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Iowa   (United States)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Culture; Emotion intensity; Emotion regulation; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860717540     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2011.626043     Document Type: Article

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