An experience sampling and cross-cultural investigation of the relation between pleasant and unpleasant affect

作者：Scollon CN^*; Diener E; Oishi S; Biswas Diener R

来源：Cognition & Emotion, 2005, 19(1): 27-52.

DOI：10.1080/02699930441000076

The present study examined whether the relation between pleasant and unpleasant emotion varies across cultures and level of analysis (i.e., within-person vs. between-person). A total of 386 participants included European Americans, Asian Americans, Japanese, Indian, and Hispanic students. Momentary mood was assessed up to 7 times daily for one week. At the between-persons level, pleasant and unpleasant mood were positively correlated among Asian Americans and Japanese, but were uncorrelated among the other groups. Factor correlations at the within-person level were strongly negative in all cultures, suggesting that pleasant and unpleasant feelings are rarely experienced at the same time. Implications for dialectical experiences are discussed.

• 出版日期2005-1