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Variation among European Americans in Emotional Facial Expression

Stanford University, jtsai{at}psych.stanford.edu

Ulia Chentsova-Dutton

Stanford University

The authors examined whether European Americans (EA) several generations removed from their ancestors varied as a function of their countries of origin by comparing the emotional facial expressions of EA originally from Scandinavian countries (EA-S),who value emotional control, and those from Ireland (EA-I),who value emotional expression. EA-S were less expressive than EA-I while reliving various emotions, especially happiness and love, suggesting that in this domain, EAs continue to be influenced by their cultural heritages.

Key Words: European Americans • White • Scandinavian • Irish • emotion • facial expression

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 34, No. 6, 650-657 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0022022103256846


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