The Structure of Affect in a Non-Western Culture: Evidence for Cross-Cultural Comparability |
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| Authors: | A Timothy Church Marcia S Katigbak Jose Alberto S Reyes & Stacia M Jensen |
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| Institution: | Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-2136, USA. church@mail.wsu.edu |
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| Abstract: | We investigated the structure of affect in the Filipino culture and compared our results to those in Western studies. Four samples of students (ns = 397 to 530) rated their mood for today, the past week, or in general, using near-comprehensive sets of Filipino mood adjectives. Results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a hierarchical model of affect and the cross-cultural comparability of self-report mood dimensions (i.e., higher-order Positive and Negative Affect, plus specific affects corresponding to hypothesized universal or basic emotions). The results were more consistent with biological theories of affect than a strong social constructivist perspective. |
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