ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
The Understanding and Evaluation of 26 Distinctive Positive Emotions across the Netherlands and Hong Kong
- Rui Sun
University of Amsterdam - Tiarah Engels
University of Amsterdam - Bryant Hui
University of Hong Kong - Waikai Hou
Education University of Hong Kong - Disa Sauter
University of Amsterdam
Abstract
Research on distinctive positive emotions and specific action tendencies has always lacked attention. Moreover, how culture influences the understanding and evaluation of distinctive positive emotions has not been examined carefully. In two studies, we examined how individuals from the Netherlands and Hong Kong understood and evaluated 26 distinctive positive emotions.
Emotion