The role of family expressiveness in American and Chinese adolescents' emotional experiences

To understand the role of family emotional socialization across cultural contexts, this research examined associations between expressiveness and early adolescents' emotions in United States China. Two times over course 1 year, 566 American (n = 331) Chinese 235) adolescents (age range: 11–14 years) reported on their members' expressiveness, which was further categorized into three facets (i.e., positive, negative dominant, submissive expressiveness), own experience positive emotions. In both countries, (e.g., expressing excitement) associated with 6 months later, above beyond prior experience. A between-country difference evident association emotions, such that dampened later among but not adolescents. Negative dominant anger) countries. However, sadness) foreshadowed reduced only Findings highlight importance culture understanding implications for experiences.