期刊論文

學年 102
學期 1
出版(發表)日期 2013-10-31
作品名稱 Suppression and interpersonal harmony: A cross-cultural comparison between Chinese and European Americans.
作品名稱(其他語言)
著者 Wei, Meifen; Su, Jenny C.; Carrera, Stephanie; Lin, Shu-Ping; Yi, Fei
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著錄名稱、卷期、頁數 Journal of Counseling Psychology 60(4), pp.625-633
摘要 Based on Markus and Kitayama’s (1991) theory, this study was conducted to examine whether the association between emotional suppression and interpersonal harmony would be moderated by cultural group (i.e., Chinese and European Americans) and an Asian cultural value (i.e., emotional self-control). A total of 451 college students (205 Chinese and 246 European Americans) participated in this study. As expected, results indicated that the association between emotional suppression and interpersonal harmony was significantly positive for Chinese but not significant for European Americans. Similarly, when emotional self-control was examined as a moderator, the results still confirmed our hypotheses. That is, the association between emotional suppression and interpersonal harmony was significantly positive for those with stronger endorsement of emotional self-control but not for those with weaker endorsement of emotional self-control. Furthermore, we examined whether the above results could be replicated when forbearance (a construct similar to suppression) and distress disclosure (a construct opposite to suppression) were examined. The results showed the same pattern for forbearance and distress disclosure when cultural group or emotional self-control served as the moderator. The convergence of findings increased the robustness of our results. Finally, our data suggest that individuals from Eastern, interdependent cultures (e.g., Chinese) tend to value emotional suppression to preserve interpersonal harmony; individuals from Western, independent cultures may or may not necessarily suppress their emotions for this purpose. A comprehensive understanding of the different meanings of a specific strategy (i.e., emotional suppression) in different cultural contexts is important to promote effective cross-cultural counseling.
關鍵字
語言 en_US
ISSN 0022-0167
期刊性質 國外
收錄於 SSCI
產學合作
通訊作者 Wei, Meifen
審稿制度
國別 USA
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出版型式 ,電子版,紙本
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