Culture-constrained affective consistency of interpersonal behavior: a test of affect control theory with nonverbal expressions
- We examined the core hypothesis of affect control theory (ACT; Heise, 2007), namely, that human social interaction is guided by culture-constrained affective consistency. Our study is the first empirical test of this principle applied to nonverbal behavior. A group of 120 subjects in 60 dyads were videotaped during a problem-solving task. Their interactions were subdivided into discrete meaningful events and assigned ratings of the friendliness, dominance, and activity displayed by the interactants. We used a computational model based on ACT to predict frequencies of, and likely sequences between, specific patterns of interpersonal affect. The model predicted the data well. We argue that assuming a principle of consistency is valuable for understanding not only individual social cognition, but also the interdependencies between individuals, social settings, and culture.
Author: | Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Carsten C. Schermuly, Tobias Schröder, Janine Netzel, Wolfgang Scholl |
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Parent Title (English): | Social Psychology |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2014/05/23 |
Year of first Publication: | 2013 |
Publishing Institution: | SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences |
Release Date: | 2014/05/23 |
Tag: | Affective Consistency; Culture; Interpersonal Interaction; Nonverbal Behavior |
Volume: | 44 |
Issue: | 1 |
First Page: | 47 |
Last Page: | 58 |
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Link author profile: | https://www.srh-berlin.de/hochschule/hochschulteam/schermuly-carsten/ |
Peer-reviewed: | Keine Angabe - No details |
JEL-Classification: | Y Miscellaneous Categories |
Licence (German): | ![]() |