Where do my emotions belong? A study on immigrants' emotional acculturation KU Leuven
The emotional experiences of people who live together tend to be similar; this is true for dyads and groups, but also for cultures. It raises the question whether immigrants’ emotions become more similar to host culture patterns of emotional experience; do emotions acculturate? Two studies, on Korean immigrants in the US (Study1) and on Turkish immigrants in Belgium (Study2), measured emotional experiences of immigrants and host group members ...