Culture-constrained affective consistency of interpersonal behavior: A test of affect control theory with nonverbal expressions

Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-58

  Schröder, Tobias ^a   Netzel, Janine ^b   Schermuly, Carsten C ^b   Scholl, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affective consistency; Culture; Dyads; Interpersonal interaction; Nonverbal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872551182     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: 21512590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000101     Document Type: Article

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