Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2017 Jan;23(1):36-44. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000112.
The current research examined whether culture shapes the beliefs, practices, and neural basis of emotion regulation.
Twenty-nine American and Chinese participants reported their implicit theory of emotion and frequency of reappraisal use. They also underwent an fMRI scan while completing an emotion regulation task.
Chinese (vs. American) participants reported more frequent use of reappraisal, which was mediated by their higher incremental theory of emotion (i.e., believing that emotion is changeable through effort). Although there were some cultural similarities in neural activation during emotion regulation, Chinese participants showed less ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC) activation than American participants when regulating negative emotions. Lower VLPFC activation was associated with higher incremental theory of emotion and more frequent use of cognitive reappraisal.
Findings suggest that culture may shape how individuals perceive and engage in emotion regulation, and ultimately, the neural mechanisms underlying emotion regulation. (PsycINFO Database Record
本研究旨在探讨文化是否会影响情绪调节的信念、实践和神经基础。
29 名美国和中国参与者报告了他们的情绪内隐理论和再评价使用频率。他们还在完成情绪调节任务时接受了 fMRI 扫描。
与美国参与者相比，中国参与者报告了更高的再评价使用频率，这与他们更高的情绪增量理论（即相信通过努力可以改变情绪）有关。尽管在情绪调节过程中存在一些文化相似的神经激活，但中国参与者在调节负面情绪时，其腹外侧前额叶皮层（VLPFC）的激活程度低于美国参与者。较低的 VLPFC 激活与更高的情绪增量理论和更频繁的认知重评有关。
研究结果表明，文化可能会影响个体感知和参与情绪调节的方式，最终影响情绪调节的神经机制。
