Culture and group-based emotions: could group-based emotions be dialectical?

Lu, Minjie; Hamamura, Takeshi; Doosje, Bertjan; Suzuki, Satoko; Takemura, Kosuke

doi:10.1080/02699931.2016.1185394

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“…Compared with individual-based intervention, group-based intervention has the following advantages: a group provides the following three categories of support: emotional, appraisal, and informational support, which encourage the group members to be persistent and optimistic about the health promotion programs [43]; and group spirit and interaction have the potential to lower disinterest and increase motivation [44,45]. Further, because of the Chinese culture, Chinese people value collective consciousness and have a high concurrence of positive and negative emotions [46]. Thus, it was suggested that a group-based intervention would be a good way to improve PA at the worksite in China.…”

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Impact of a group-based intervention program on physical activity and health-related outcomes in worksite settings

Wang²,

Shi

et al. 2020

BMC Public Health

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Background: The benefits of physical activity (PA) have been well documented, and the worksite is a promising setting for PA promotion. The aims of this study were as follows: 1. To evaluate the effect of a group-based worksite intervention on PA and health-related outcomes by using pedometers. 2. To examine the associations between the change in vigorous physical activity (VPA)/moderate physical activity (MPA)/walking and health related outcomes. Methods: A total of 398 participants (221 in the intervention group (IG) and 177 in the control group (CG)) from 17 worksites were recruited for a prospective self-controlled trial of a worksite physical activity intervention program in China. In the IG, a pedometer was utilized to self-monitor the PA, together with group competition, goal setting, and other incentives. No intervention was applied to the CG. Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and healthrelated outcomes were measured at baseline and immediately after the 100-day period intervention. Results: A total of 262 participants completed the program (68.3% adherence). Adherence in the intervention group was 67.9% (n = 150/221). Improvements between baseline and follow-up among intervention participants were observed in the following parameters: VPA (+ 109.7 METs/week; p < 0.05), walking (+ 209.2 METs/week; p < 0.01), systolic blood pressure (SBP; − 2.1 mmHg; p < 0.01), waist circumference (WC; − 2.3 cm; p < 0.01), body fat percentage (BF); − 1.0%; p < 0.01), and body mass index (BMI; − 0.5 kg/m 2 ; p < 0.01). VPA was related to changes in body fat percentage (p < 0.05) and body mass index (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This integrated group-based intervention program contributed to comprehensive improvement in health-related outcomes. The study was useful for establishing associations between change in VPA/MPA/walking and health-related outcomes in a natural setting. Long-term evaluation is required to examine the potential of such an integrated intervention to promote PA.

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Impact of a group-based intervention program on physical activity and health-related outcomes in worksite settings

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Shi

et al. 2020

BMC Public Health

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“…Then, participants were primed under either a dialectical thinking condition or under a linear thinking condition as used in previous studies (Lu et al, 2017; Ma-Kellams et al, 2011; Spencer-Rodgers et al, 2004). As a cover story, participants were told that the second part of the study aimed at examining their ability to understand scientific articles.…”

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“…In fact, past research has found that the well-documented positive association between dialectical thinking and mixed emotion is not evident under negative contexts. Presumably, negative events activate a strong motivation of up-regulating positive emotions via positive appraisals to avoid negative experience, making both dialectical and nondialectical individuals experience a similar level of positive emotions (Lu, Fung, & Doosje, 2017; Lu et al, 2017; Miyamoto, Uchida, & Ellsworth, 2010). In other words, under a negative context, nondialectical thinkers do not differ from dialectical thinkers in their motivation to upregulate positive emotions.…”

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Is positive emotion an amplifier or a buffer? It depends: Dialectical thinking moderates the impact of positive emotion on intergroup conflicts.

Lu¹,

Yang²,

Fung³

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Positive emotions have been shown to shape individuals' reactions to intergroup conflicts, but the exact mechanism remains unknown. The current research hypothesizes that the impact of positive emotions would be moderated by dialectical thinking: beliefs about accepting contradiction and change. Experiencing positive emotions in an intergroup conflict may be perceived as unacceptable and evokes discomfort among nondialectical individuals, amplifying the negative reactions toward outgroup members. In contrast, because dialectical thinkers accept contradictory emotions, positive emotions may buffer against the adverse consequences of intergroup provocations. Study 1 confirmed this hypothesis by examining Chinese emotions in a real-life and a lab-induced intergroup conflict. Study 2 recruited Western participants and demonstrated that the moderating effect of dialectical thinking was evident only under a conflict-related context. Study 3 confirmed the causality by manipulating dialectical thinking in a historically enduring conflict. These findings suggest that enhancing dialectical thinking maximized the buffering effect of positive emotion against intergroup conflict.

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“…Existing research shows that group emotions can influence the attitude of individuals ( Frijda and Mesquita, 1994 ; Niedenthal and Brauer, 2012 ). For example, negative group emotions (such as anger and disgust) can reduce individual group members’ contact with others outside of the group ( Esses and Dovidio, 2002 ; Lu et al, 2016 ). In contrast, group positive emotion (e.g., gratitude) can reduce group members’ bias against outgroup members (e.g., prejudice; Miller et al, 2004 ; Lu et al, 2016 ).…”

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“…For example, negative group emotions (such as anger and disgust) can reduce individual group members’ contact with others outside of the group ( Esses and Dovidio, 2002 ; Lu et al, 2016 ). In contrast, group positive emotion (e.g., gratitude) can reduce group members’ bias against outgroup members (e.g., prejudice; Miller et al, 2004 ; Lu et al, 2016 ). Therefore, PBGEC may also influence individuals’ attitudes.…”

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The Perceived Broad Group Emotional Climate Scale: Development and Validation With Chinese Community Residents and University Students

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Perceived broad group emotional climate (PBGEC) is a perceived meso-environment emotion, which refers to individuals’ perceptions and experiences of the emotion climate when interacting with group members in daily life, and is not derived from individuals’ own emotions. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a PBGEC scale (PBGECS) for Chinese community residents and university students. A total of 1,408 residents from Chongqing completed the survey of PBGECS, the present social attitude scale, the future social expectations scale, and the social wellbeing scale, which constituted Sample 1; A total of 607 college students from Nanchang completed the survey of PBGECS and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, which constituted Sample 2. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor structure, including positive PBGEC (PBGEC-P) and negative PBGEC (PBGEC-N). Internal consistency was strong for each factor and the full-scale (α ≥ 0.83). Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the correlated two-factor model of PBGEC and the four-factor model (including PBGEC-P, PBGEC-N, individual positive affect, and individual negative affect) demonstrated the best fit to the data, which supported the structural validity of the PBGECS. The interpretive validity, cultural validity, and population validity of the scale were also proved by examining the relationship between PBGEC and socioeconomic status, social attitude, and social wellbeing, respectively. The results show that the PBGECS demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity, which can be used to assesses the perceived emotion climate of an individual’s surrounding environment.

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Culture and group-based emotions: could group-based emotions be dialectical?

Cited by 10 publications

References 35 publications

Impact of a group-based intervention program on physical activity and health-related outcomes in worksite settings

Impact of a group-based intervention program on physical activity and health-related outcomes in worksite settings

Is positive emotion an amplifier or a buffer? It depends: Dialectical thinking moderates the impact of positive emotion on intergroup conflicts.

The Perceived Broad Group Emotional Climate Scale: Development and Validation With Chinese Community Residents and University Students

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