The effect of expressing anger on cardiovascular reactivity and facial blood flow in Chinese and Caucasians

Drummond, Peter D.; Quah, Saw Han

doi:10.1111/1469-8986.3820190

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“…Specifically, there was a robust facilitative effect of reddish-colored faces on anger perception; this indicates that a reddish-colored face appears angrier. Facial flushing during anger has been reported in physiological studies2429. Although other emotional states such as pleasure5 also induce a facial color change, our results suggest that the perceptual effect of facial color is especially robust for anger perception.…”

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Interaction between facial expression and color

Nakajima

Minami

Nakauchi

2017

Sci Rep

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Facial color varies depending on emotional state, and emotions are often described in relation to facial color. In this study, we investigated whether the recognition of facial expressions was affected by facial color and vice versa. In the facial expression task, expression morph continua were employed: fear-anger and sadness-happiness. The morphed faces were presented in three different facial colors (bluish, neutral, and reddish color). Participants identified a facial expression between the two endpoints (e.g., fear or anger) regardless of its facial color. The results showed that the perception of facial expression was influenced by facial color. In the fear-anger morphs, intermediate morphs of reddish-colored and bluish colored faces had a greater tendency to be identified as angry faces and fearful faces, respectively. In the facial color task, two bluish-to-reddish colored face continua were presented in three different facial expressions (fear-neutral-anger and sadness-neutral-happiness). Participants judged whether the facial color was reddish or bluish regardless of its expression. The faces with sad expression tended to be identified as more bluish, while the faces with other expressions did not affect facial color judgment. These results suggest that an interactive but disproportionate relationship exists between facial color and expression in face perception.

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Interaction between facial expression and color

Nakajima

Minami

Nakauchi

2017

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“…We reported recently that frontotemporal blood flow increased ipsilaterally during painful immersion of one hand in ice water (the cold pressor test; Drummond & Granston, 2003). During emotions such as anger and embarrassment, blood flow increases in the face but decreases in the limbs (Drummond, 1999; Drummond & Quah, 2001). Electrical stimulation of the midbrain periaqueductal gray matter induces the same pattern of cutaneous vascular activity in conjunction with a confrontational defense response (Bandler & Shipley, 1994; Carrive & Bandler, 1991).…”

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Staring at one side of the face increases blood flow on that side of the face

Drummond¹,

Mirco²

2004

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To investigate the effect of observation on blushing, an experimenter sat next to 28 participants and looked closely at one cheek while the participant sang (embarrassing) or read aloud (not embarrassing). Increases in cheek temperature were greater on the observed than the unobserved side during both tasks. Changes in cheek temperature were symmetrical when the experimenter sat next to another 23 participants and looked straight ahead, as well as when the experimenter stared at one side of the participant's face through a glass window while the participant sang. However, increases in cutaneous blood flow were greater on the observed than the unobserved side of the forehead during singing. These findings suggest that staring at one side of the face triggers an ipsilateral increase in facial blood flow.

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“…To our knowledge, two studies have provided measures of expressive or physiological responding to laboratory anger inductions among Asian versus European participants. Drummond and Quah (2001) compared experiential and physiological responses of European-versus Chinese-descent Australian males to an anger recall task. Suchday and Larkin (2004) compared Indian-American and European-American men's experiential, expressive, and physiological responses to two anger provocations.…”

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Emotion control values and responding to an anger provocation in Asian-American and European-American individuals

Mauss

Butler

Roberts

et al. 2010

Cognition & Emotion

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The present research examined whether Asian-American (AA) versus European-American (EA) women differed in experiential, expressive, or autonomic physiological responding to a laboratory anger provocation and assessed the mediating role of values about emotional control. Results indicate that AA participants reported and behaviorally displayed less anger than EA participants, while there were no group differences in physiological responses. Observed differences in emotional responses were partially mediated by emotion control values, suggesting a potential mechanism for effects of cultural background on anger responding.

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The effect of expressing anger on cardiovascular reactivity and facial blood flow in Chinese and Caucasians

Cited by 96 publications

References 21 publications

Interaction between facial expression and color

Interaction between facial expression and color

Staring at one side of the face increases blood flow on that side of the face

Emotion control values and responding to an anger provocation in Asian-American and European-American individuals

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