Cross-cultural differences in self-reported and behavioural emotional self-awareness between Japan and the UK.
BMC Res Notes
; 16(1): 380, 2023 Dec 21.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
How we express and describe emotion is shaped by sociocultural norms. These sociocultural norms may also affect emotional self-awareness, i.e., how we identify and make sense of our own emotions. Previous studies have found lower emotional self-awareness in East Asian compared to Western samples using self-report measures. However, studies using behavioural methods did not provide clear evidence of reduced emotional self-awareness in East Asian groups. This may be due to different measurement tools capturing different facets of emotional self-awareness.RESULTS:
To investigate this issue further, we compared the emotional self-awareness of Japanese (n = 29) and United Kingdom (UK) (n = 43) adults using the self-report Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), alongside two behavioural measures - the Emotional Consistency Task (EC-Task) and the Photo Emotion Differentiation Task (PED-Task). Japanese adults showed higher TAS-20 scores than UK participants, indicating greater self-reported difficulties with emotional self-awareness. Japanese participants also had lower EC-Task scores than UK adults, indicating a lower ability to differentiate between levels of emotional intensity. PED-Task performance did not show clear group differences. These findings suggest that cross-cultural differences in emotional self-awareness vary with the task used, because different tasks assess distinct aspects of this ability. Future research should attempt to capture these different aspects of emotional self-awareness.Mots clés
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Conscience immédiate
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Comparaison interculturelle
Limites:
Adult
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Humans
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Asia
Langue:
En
Journal:
BMC Res Notes
Année:
2023
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Royaume-Uni
Pays de publication:
Royaume-Uni