APS

2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025

Navigating Cultural and Methodological Challenges in Emotion Research: Insights from Hawaiʻi

Washington, DC · May 2025

Flash Talk · Personality/Emotion

  • Katherine Aumer
    University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu
  • Kristin Gray
    University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu
  • Ke'ala'iliahi Ford
    University of Hawaii West Oahu
  • Robert Blake
    Hawaii Pacific University

Abstract

This talk highlights lessons learned from studying emotions in Hawaiʻi, emphasizing the importance of considering cultural identity, historical context, and trust in emotion research. It critiques the assumption of universal emotions, arguing that emotions are shaped by cultural, historical, and political factors, which challenge simplistic cross-cultural comparisons.

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