Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
4-2014
Abstract
There are individual and cultural differences in how memories of our emotions are cognitively represented. This article examines the cognitive representation of emotions in different cultures, as a result of emotional (in)consistency in different cultures. Using a continuous semantic priming task, we showed in two studies that individuals who were less emotionally consistent across relationships have stronger associations of their emotions within those relationships. Further, we found (in Study 2) that in a culture characterised by higher levels of emotional inconsistency across relationships (Singapore), stronger associations between emotions within relationships were found than in a culture characterised by emotional consistency (USA). This cultural difference in cognitive representation was fully mediated by individual differences in cross-situational consistency levels.
Keywords
Emotion, Culture, Priming, Self-concept, Consistency
Discipline
Cognition and Perception | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Cognition and Emotion
Volume
28
Issue
3
First Page
507
Last Page
519
ISSN
0269-9931
Identifier
10.1080/02699931.2013.839440
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Citation
KOH, Sharon, SCOLLON, Christie N., & WIRTZ, Derrick.(2014). The role of social relationships and culture in the cognitive representation of emotions. Cognition and Emotion, 28(3), 507-519.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1496
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2013.839440