Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

3-2004

Abstract

This study examined cross-situational consistency of affective experiences using an experience-sampling method in Japan, India, and the United States. Participants recorded their moods and situations when signaled at random moments for 7 days. The authors examined relative (interindividual) consistency and absolute (within-person) consistency. They found stable interindividual differences of affective experiences across various situations (mean r = .52 for positive affect .51 for negative affect) and cultural invariance of the cross-situational consistency of affective experiences. Simultaneously, the authors found a considerable degree of within-person cross-situational variation in affective experiences, and cultural differences in within-person cross-situational consistency. Thus, global affective traits exist among non-Western samples, but the degree to which situations exert an influence on the absolute level of affective experience varies across cultures.

Keywords

affective experiences, interindividual consistency, Japan, cultural differences

Discipline

Multicultural Psychology | Personality and Social Contexts | Social Psychology

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volume

86

Issue

3

First Page

460

Last Page

472

ISSN

0022-3514

Identifier

10.1037/0022-3514.86.3.460

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.86.3.460

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