Interpersonal emotion regulation in couples: Cultural differences and similarities KU Leuven
There are cultural differences in emotions, but across cultures, people experience emotions that are helpful to the relationship goals valued by their culture. This proposal sheds light on the interpersonal processes that align people’s emotions with these culture-specific relationship goals. In three studies (lab, daily diary), we examine the role of interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) in producing cultural differences in the emotions of ...