TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-cultural differences in beliefs about emotions
T2 - A comparison between Brazilian and British participants
AU - Fonseca, Rodrigo G.
AU - Marques, Pamela I.S.
AU - da Costa, Fernanda F.
AU - Landeira-Fernandez, Jesus
AU - Rimes, Katharine A.
AU - Mograbi, Daniel C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objective: Perfectionist beliefs about emotions impact the experience and expression of emotions, being linked to increased levels of depression and anxiety. Given the influence of culture in the repre-sentation and expression of emotion, it is possible that beliefs vary across countries, but few empirical studies have been conducted on the theme. This study aims to compare Brazilian and British samples regarding their beliefs about emotional experience and expression. Methods: The current study com-pared a total of 960 Brazilian and British participants, with the samples having a similar profile in terms of age, gender and ethnicity. Participants answered online the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Beliefs about Emotions Scale (BES). This study aims to compare Brazilian and British samples with regard to beliefs about emotional experience and expression. Results: Significant differences between samples were found for beliefs about emotions. As hypothe-sized, Brazilians scored lower on unhelpful beliefs about emotions, except for beliefs about experien-cing negative feelings and emotional control. Differences in total BES scores remained even after the inclusion of depression and anxiety as covariates. Conclusions: Results suggest higher endorsement of perfectionist beliefs in a European versus a Latin American context, but highlight that this pattern depends on the specific beliefs being studied. These differences should be considered when working with people from different cultural backgrounds and developing cultural adaptations for clinical inter-ventions and psychopathology models.
AB - Objective: Perfectionist beliefs about emotions impact the experience and expression of emotions, being linked to increased levels of depression and anxiety. Given the influence of culture in the repre-sentation and expression of emotion, it is possible that beliefs vary across countries, but few empirical studies have been conducted on the theme. This study aims to compare Brazilian and British samples regarding their beliefs about emotional experience and expression. Methods: The current study com-pared a total of 960 Brazilian and British participants, with the samples having a similar profile in terms of age, gender and ethnicity. Participants answered online the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Beliefs about Emotions Scale (BES). This study aims to compare Brazilian and British samples with regard to beliefs about emotional experience and expression. Results: Significant differences between samples were found for beliefs about emotions. As hypothe-sized, Brazilians scored lower on unhelpful beliefs about emotions, except for beliefs about experien-cing negative feelings and emotional control. Differences in total BES scores remained even after the inclusion of depression and anxiety as covariates. Conclusions: Results suggest higher endorsement of perfectionist beliefs in a European versus a Latin American context, but highlight that this pattern depends on the specific beliefs being studied. These differences should be considered when working with people from different cultural backgrounds and developing cultural adaptations for clinical inter-ventions and psychopathology models.
KW - Beliefs
KW - cross-cultural comparison
KW - emotion
KW - emotional regulation
KW - perfectionism
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U2 - 10.1590/0047-2085000000423
DO - 10.1590/0047-2085000000423
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85169836456
SN - 0047-2085
VL - 72
SP - 152
EP - 158
JO - Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
JF - Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
IS - 3
ER -