On the context dependence of emotion displays: Perceptions of gold medalists' expressions of pride
van Osch,Y.M.J. Zeelenberg,M. Breugelmans,S.M.
van Osch,Y.M.J.
Zeelenberg,M.
Breugelmans,S.M.
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In spite of various claims for cross-cultural differences in the experience of pride, studies on the expression of pride have revealed few cross-cultural differences. Five studies using archival data from Olympic and national championships do show cross-cultural differences in the expression of pride and other positive emotions in pride-eliciting contexts, contingent on the social context of the expression, notably the in-group or out-group status of the audience. Chinese gold medalists were perceived to express less pride than American medalists when outperforming in-group competitors; when outperforming out-group members, however, no or smaller cross-cultural differences were observed. These findings are important because they indicate that cultural norms about emotion expression may be activated only in situations in which they serve a function in coordinating people's behaviour. Keywords: Pride, positive emotions, cross-cultural, emotion expression, display rules
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van Osch, Y M J, Zeelenberg, M & Breugelmans, S M 2016, 'On the context dependence of emotion displays : Perceptions of gold medalists' expressions of pride', Cognition & Emotion, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 1332-1343. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2015.1063480