Cultural Differences in the Hedonic Rewards of Recalling Kindness: Priming Cultural Identity with Language.

ABSTRACT: Recent theory suggests that members of interdependent (collectivist) cultures prioritize in-group happiness, whereas members of independent (individualist) cultures prioritize personal happiness (Uchida et al. Journal of Happiness Studies, 5(3), 223-239 Uchida et al., 2004). Thus, the well-being of friends and family may contribute more to the emotional experience of individuals with collectivist rather than individualist identities. We tested this hypothesis by asking participants to recall a kind act they had done to benefit either close others (e.g., family members) or distant others (e.g., strangers). Study 1 primed collectivist and individualist cultural identities by asking bicultural undergraduates (N = 357) from Hong Kong to recall kindnesses towards close vers

SUBMITTER: Shin LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382926 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature