Displaying pride: Variation by social context, ethnic heritage, and gender?

ABSTRACT: Pride is universal; however, the complexities linked to its social status functions and implications for social relationships suggest the possibility of variation in its display. Drawing from empirical evidence, this study examined whether displayed pride would vary by social context (i.e., whether the target was a competitor or a loved one), ethnic heritage (i.e., membership in individualistic or collectivistic cultural groups) and by gender. Young adults (N = 145) verbally described a pride experience to an imagined competitor, loved one, stranger or in a no-context control condition. Results showed similarity in displayed pride across the four contexts. However, some ethnic group and gender variations were observed. Latino/a/x Americans displayed less pride verbally than European Americ

SUBMITTER: Hernandez HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10146430 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature