Emotional Complexity: Clarifying Definitions and Cultural Correlates
Emotional Complexity: Clarifying Definitions and Cultural Correlates
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DOI：
10.1037/pspp0000084
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发表时间：
2016-12-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Ellsworth, Phoebe C.
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作者：
Grossmann, Igor;Huynh, Alex C.;Ellsworth, Phoebe C.
关于情绪复杂性（EC）的概念有很多争论。这场争论涉及到建构中表面文化差异的定义和意义。一些学者将EC定义为积极和消极情绪的共同体验，而不是相反，这种现象在东亚比北美更常见。其他人将EC定义为以差异化方式体验情感，这一定义尚未进行跨文化探索。本研究探讨的辩证信念和相互依存的作用，在解释文化差异的EC根据这两个定义。在研究1中，我们研究了来自10个国家的英语在线文本中混合（积极-消极）情绪的流行情况，这些国家的相互依赖性和辩证性各不相同。在研究2-3中，我们检查了6个国家的情绪体验报告，比较了愉快和不愉快状态之间的个体内关联，混合情绪的患病率以及跨情境和情境内的情绪差异。总体而言，相互依存占更多的跨文化和个别差异EC的措施比辩证法。此外，情绪分化与积极和消极情绪的体验有关，而不是相反，但只有在同一水平的分析（即，在不同情况下）。
There is much debate about the notion of emotional complexity (EC). The debate concerns both the definition and the meaning of ostensible cultural differences in the construct. Some scholars have defined EC as the experience of positive and negative emotions together rather than as opposites, a phenomenon that seems more common in East Asia than North America. Others have defined EC as the experience of emotions in a differentiated manner, a definition that has yet to be explored cross-culturally. The present research explores the role of dialectical beliefs and interdependence in explaining cultural differences in EC according to both definitions. In Study 1, we examined the prevalence of mixed (positive-negative) emotions in English-language online texts from 10 countries varying in interdependence and dialecticism. In Studies 2-3, we examined reports of emotional experiences in 6 countries, comparing intraindividual associations between pleasant and unpleasant states, prevalence of mixed emotions, and emotional differentiation across and within-situations. Overall, interdependence accounted for more cross-cultural and individual variance in EC measures than did dialecticism. Moreover, emotional differentiation was associated with the experience of positive and negative emotions together rather than as opposites, but only when tested on the same level of analysis (i.e., within vs. across-situations).