Self‐reported Use of Emotional Display Rules in the Netherlands and Iran

Evidence for Sociocultural Influence

Bibliographic Data

ID12686188
AuthorsSheida Novin (0000-0003-3045-1665, Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, corresponding author), Robin Banerjee (0000-0002-4994-3611, University of Sussex), Asghar Dadkhah (0000-0003-0009-0328, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences), Carolien Rieffe (0000-0002-7584-6698, Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas)
Year2008
Volume18
Issue2
Pages397-411
Publication date2008-06-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1467-9507 • E-ISSN: 0961-205X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00485.x
OpenAlexW2106616056
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited35

Sociocultural differences in children's use and understanding of emotional display rules have been under‐researched. In the present study, 56 Dutch and 56 Iranian children aged 10–11 years took part in a structured interview about their experiences of using emotional display rules. In comparison with the Dutch children, the Iranian sample was more likely to report having actually used emotional display rules themselves, more likely to identify family audiences for display rules, and less likely to identify peer audiences. In addition, they were more likely than the Dutch children to identify both prosocial and self‐protective motives for concealing emotion from family audiences, and less likely to identify self‐protective motives for concealing emotion from peers. Results are interpreted in the light of socialization processes involved in the development of emotion regulation

Developmental psychology · Emotional Regulation · Prosocial behavior · Socialization · Sociocultural evolution · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Cultural Differences and Values · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology