Suppression and interpersonal harmony: A cross-cultural comparison between chinese and european americans

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 625-633

  Wei, Meifen ^a   Carrera, Stephanie ^a   Su, Jenny C ^b   Lin, Shu Ping ^c   Yi, Fei ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distress disclosure; Emotional self control; Emotional suppression; Forbearance; Interpersonal harmony

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMOTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887609105     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033413     Document Type: Article

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