Department of Psychology.
Department of Psychology, Stanford University.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2010 Mar;98(3):507-519. doi: 10.1037/a0018534.
Research conducted with European Americans suggests that attention to the individual self intensifies emotional reactivity. We propose, however, that cultural models of the self determine which aspect of the self (individual vs. relational), when attended to, intensifies emotional reactivity. In 3 studies, we predicted and observed that attention to individual aspects of the self was associated with levels of emotional reactivity that were greater in individuals from European American contexts (which promote an independent model of the self) than in individuals from Asian American contexts (which promote an interdependent model of the self). In contrast, attention to relational aspects of the self was associated with levels of emotional reactivity that were similar or greater in individuals from Asian American than in individuals from European American contexts. These findings highlight the importance of considering cultural and situational factors when examining links between the self and emotion.
研究表明，关注个体自我会增强情绪反应。然而，我们认为，自我的文化模式决定了被关注的自我的哪个方面（个体还是关系）会增强情绪反应。在 3 项研究中，我们预测并观察到，关注个体自我的方面与情绪反应水平有关，在来自欧洲裔美国人背景的个体中（其促进独立的自我模式），情绪反应水平高于来自亚洲裔美国人背景的个体（其促进相互依存的自我模式）。相比之下，关注关系自我的方面与情绪反应水平有关，在来自亚洲裔美国人的个体中，情绪反应水平与来自欧洲裔美国人的个体相似或更高。这些发现强调了在研究自我与情绪之间的联系时，考虑文化和情境因素的重要性。
