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Emotional fit with culture: A predictor of individual differences in relational well-being.

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De Leersnyder, Jozefien, Mesquita, Batja, Kim, Heejung, Eom, Kimin, Choi, Hyewon·2014·Emotion
DOI 10.1037/a0035296
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There is increasing evidence for emotional fit in couples and groups, but also within cultures. In the current research, we investigated the consequences of emotional fit at the cultural level. Given that emotions reflect people's view on the world, and that shared views are associated with good social relationships, we expected that an individual's fit to the average cultural patterns of emotion would be associated with relational well-being. Using an implicit measure of cultural fit of emotions, we found across 3 different cultural contexts (United States, Belgium, and Korea) that (1) individuals' emotional fit is associated with their level of relational well-being, and that (2) the link between emotional fit and relational well-being is particularly strong when emotional fit is measured for situations pertaining to relationships (rather than for situations that are self-focused). Together, the current studies suggest that people may benefit from emotionally "fitting in" to their culture.

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  • A relatively less obvious but potentially powerful factor that could support a healthy lifestyle is the degree of fit or attunement between people and their cultural contexts.

    “A less obvious but potentially powerful factor that could facilitate a healthy lifestyle is the relative degree of attunement or fit between people and their cultural contexts (De Leersnyder, Mesquita, Kim, Eom, & Choi, 2014; Oyserman, Fryberg, & Yoder, 2007; Uchida, Kitayama, Mesquita, Reyes & Morling, 2008).”

    From Culture and Healthy Eating: The Role of Independence and Interdependence in the United States and Japan (2016) · cites this paper as De Leersnyder, Mesquita, Kim, Eom, & Choi, 2014

  • People whose behavior fits well with their cultural context's norms tend to experience good or pleasant feelings.

    “People whose behavior fits well with their cultural context’s norms tend to experience good or pleasant feelings (De Leersnyder et al., 2014; Fulmer et al., 2010; Kitayama & Markus, 2000).”

    From Culture and Healthy Eating: The Role of Independence and Interdependence in the United States and Japan (2016) · cites this paper as De Leersnyder et al., 2014

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Authors
De Leersnyder, J., Mesquita, B., Kim, H., Eom, K., & Choi, H.
Affiliations
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
  • Yonsei University (KR)
ORCID
Venue
Emotion
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2014
Volume
14
Issue
2
Pages
241-245
ISSN
  • 1528-3542 (ISSN-L)
  • 1931-1516
DOI
10.1037/a0035296
OpenAlex
W2119451120
Cited by
132
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 36 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5
FWCI
4.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • Emotion (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Singapore Management University Institutional Knowledge (InK) (Singapore Management University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion)
  • ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
University of Leuven
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords
emotional fit, cultural fit, relational well-being, individual differences, implicit measures, cross-cultural comparison, interpersonal relationships
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Belgium, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Culture, Emotions, Female, Humans, Individuality, Interpersonal Relations, Korea, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, United States, Young Adult

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