Focusing on the negative: Cultural differences in expressions of sympathy

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1092-1115

  Koopmann Holm, Birgit ^a   Tsai, Jeanne L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoided negative affect; Compassion; Culture; Emotion; Sympathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPATHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMPATHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923054127     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037684     Document Type: Article

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