A social psychology of affective disturbance

我们正处于抑郁和焦虑的流行病之中，单靠个人经历是解释不了这一点的。我们迫切需要了解导致抑郁和焦虑的文化因素，从而为这些疾病的流行病学提供洞察力。这项研究基于实验研究、日常情感体验的纵向抽样和多国数据，将展示文化背景如何加剧个人层面的情感障碍，并展示其发生的过程。这些发现将对公共政策决策和预防性卫生保健做出及时和亟需的贡献。

We are in the midst of a depression and anxiety epidemic that cannot be explained by focusing on individual experiences alone. We desperately need to understand the cultural contributors to depression and anxiety, thereby providing insight into the epidemiology of these conditions. Drawing on experimental studies, longitudinal sampling of daily emotional experiences, and multi-national data, the research will show how cultural contexts may exacerbate individual-level affective disturbance and demonstrate the processes through which occurs. The findings will make a timely and much needed contribution to public policy decisions and preventive health care.