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Culture and group-based emotions: could group-based emotions be dialectical?
Minjie Lu1, Takeshi Hamamura2, Bertjan Doosje3
1a Department of Psychology , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong SAR , The People's Republic of China.
Cognition & Emotion
|May 26, 2016
Summary
Dialecticism, a belief in constant change and contradiction, enhances complex group emotions. This cultural perspective influences how people experience mixed positive and negative feelings in group settings.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Emotion Research
Background:
- Group-based emotions arise during events involving one's in-group.
- Emotional complexity, the coexistence of positive and negative feelings, is a key aspect of group emotions.
- Dialecticism, a philosophical perspective emphasizing change, contradiction, and interconnectedness, is prevalent in Asian cultures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the complexity of group-based emotions.
- To investigate the role of dialecticism in shaping complex group-based emotions.
- To explore cultural differences in group-based emotional complexity and the mediating role of dialecticism.
Main Methods:
- Three studies were conducted involving Chinese and Dutch participants.
- Methods included scenario-based emotion induction, cross-cultural comparisons, and experimental manipulation of dialecticism.
- Participants' group-based emotions and appraisal of intergroup situations were measured.
Main Results:
- Dialecticism was positively associated with complex group-based emotions in Chinese participants.
- Chinese participants reported more complex group-based emotions than Dutch participants, mediated by dialecticism.
- Experimental manipulation confirmed the causal effect of dialecticism on emotional complexity.
Conclusions:
- Dialecticism plays a significant role in fostering complex group-based emotions.
- Cultural differences in dialecticism contribute to variations in emotional complexity during intergroup encounters.
- A balanced appraisal of intergroup situations mediates the relationship between dialecticism and complex group emotions.
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