Emotional suppression and well‐being in immigrants and majority group members in the Netherlands |
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| Authors: | Snežana Stupar Fons J. R. van de Vijver Johnny R. J. Fontaine |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cross‐Cultural Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands;2. WorkWell: Research Unit for Economics and Management Sciences, North‐West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;3. School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;4. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Personnel Management, Work and Organizational Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | We were interested in interethnic differences in emotional suppression. We propose a model in which suppression of specific emotional experiences (suppressive behaviours during interactions with others) mediates the relationship between emotional suppression tendency (intention to suppress emotions) and well‐being, operationalised as mood disturbance, life dissatisfaction and depressive and physical symptoms. The sample consisted of 427 majority group members and 344 non‐Western and 465 Western immigrants in the Netherlands. Non‐Western immigrants scored higher on emotional suppression tendency and lower on well‐being than the other groups. We did not find interethnic differences in suppression of specific emotional experiences. The full mediation model was supported in all groups. Interethnic differences in well‐being could not be accounted for by differences in emotional suppression. |
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| Keywords: | Emotional suppression Well‐being Immigrants The Netherlands |
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