Janteloven and the Expression of Pride in Norway and the United States |
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| Authors: | Gregg Bromgard David Trafimow Christopher Linn |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Southern University at New Orleans;2. New Mexico State University |
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| Abstract: | The current study tested how culture may affect the interpretation of the expression of pride among Norwegian and U.S. participants. Our results show that participants from Norway ascribed more negative trait attributions to a target person expressing pride than U.S. participants. It is proposed that Janteloven is responsible for the differences in these trait attributions, and we interpret the results from a “closed-system” and “open-system” (Mayr, 1976) perspective. |
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| Keywords: | culture emotions Jante’s law Janteloven Norway pride |
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