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Link Between Positive Emotions and Health Depends on Culture
文化决定了积极情绪和健康之间的关系
by Jiah Yoo APS
Positive emotions are often seen as critical aspects of healthy living, but new research suggests that the link between emotion and health outcomes may vary by cultural context. The findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, show that experiencing positive emotions is linked with better cardiovascular health in the US but not in Japan.
新的研究表明,情感和健康结果之间的联系可能因文化背景而有所不同。这项发表在APS期刊《心理科学》杂志上的研究结果表明,在美国,积极的情绪与心血管健康的改善有关,而在日本则不然。
积极情绪通常被视为健康生活的关键方面,但“Our key finding is that positive emotions predict blood-lipid profiles differently across cultures,” says psychological scientist Jiah Yoo of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “American adults who experience high levels of positive emotions, such as feeling ‘cheerful’ and ‘extremely happy’, are more likely to have healthy blood-lipid profiles, even after accounting for other factors such as age, gender, socioeconomic status, and chronic conditions. However, this was not true for Japanese adults.”