Emotion control values and responding to an anger provocation in Asian-American and European-American individuals

Iris B. Mauss; Emily A. Butler; Nicole Roberts; Ann Chu

doi:10.1080/02699930903122273

Emotion control values and responding to an anger provocation in Asian-American and European-American individuals

Iris B. Mauss, Emily A. Butler, Nicole Roberts, Ann Chu

Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of (SSBS)

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Abstract

The present research examined whether Asian-American (AA) versus European-American (EA) women differed in experiential, expressive, or autonomic physiological responding to a laboratory anger provocation and assessed the mediating role of values about emotional control. Results indicate that AA participants reported and behaviourally displayed less anger than EA participants, while there were no group differences in physiological responses. Observed differences in emotional responses were partially mediated by emotion control values, suggesting a potential mechanism for effects of cultural background on anger responding.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1026-1043
Number of pages	18
Journal	Cognition and Emotion
Volume	24
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930903122273
State	Published - 2010

Keywords

Anger experience
Anger expression
Asian-American and European-American cultural background
Autonomic physiology
Cultural values
Emotional responding
Mediation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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