The Value-Congruence Model of Memory for Emotional Experiences: An Explanation for Cultural Differences in Emotional Self-Reports

• Main Authors: OISHI, Shigehiro, SCHIMMACK, Ulrich, DIENER, Ed, KIM-PRIETO, Chu, SCOLLON, Christie N., CHOI, Dong-Won
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2007
• Subjects: culture; emotion; well-being; frequency judgments; value-congruence model; emotional events; Multicultural Psychology; Personality and Social Contexts; School Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/919; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1918/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In 3 studies, the authors found support for the value-congruence model that accounts for cultural variations in memory for emotional experiences. In Study 1, the authors found that in the made-in-the-U.S. scenario condition, European Americans were more accurate than were Asian Americans in their re...