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Interdependent self-construal predicts emotion suppression in Asian Americans: An electro-cortical investigation

Kraus, Brian, Kitayama, Shinobu·2019·Biological Psychology

Abstract

Although people with high interdependent self-construal (SC) are often assumed to be competent in emotion suppression, direct evidence is missing. We tested whether interdependent SC would predict the ability to down-regulate emotional arousal. Americans of both East Asian and European descent were shown a series of pictures. They were instructed to suppress or attend to their emotions. Their electroencephalogram was recorded and analyzed. The late positive potential (LPP) evoked by unpleasant (vs. neutral) pictures (a marker of emotional arousal) was reduced in the suppress (vs. attend) condition. This effect of emotion suppression was more pronounced for those high in interdependent SC than for those low in it. Curiously, the resulting valence x condition x interdependent SC interaction was robust among those of Asian descent, but not those of European descent. The 4-way interaction involving culture was statistically significant. Our work suggests that the purported link between interdependent SC and emotion suppression may be culture-bound.

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Authors
Kraus, B., & Kitayama, S.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
  • Kraus, Brian
  • Kitayama, Shinobu
Venue
Biological Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-09
Volume
146
Pages
107733
ISSN
0301-0511 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2962969199
Cited by
46
References
56
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2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6
FWCI
6.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biological Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Science Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
interdependent self-construal, emotional suppression, Asian Americans, late positive potential, emotional arousal, emotion regulation, cultural differences in emotion
MeSH terms
Electrocorticography, Adolescent, Arousal, Asian, Culture, Electroencephalography, Emotions, Evoked Potentials, Female, Humans, Individuality, Male, Photic Stimulation, Self Concept, United States, White People, Young Adult

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