정서억제와 주관적 안녕감: 문화 비교 연구 = Is Emotion Suppression That Bad? Comparing the Emotion Suppression and Subjective Well-being Link in Two Cultures

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The present study examined possible cultural differences in the relation between emotion suppression and subjective well-being. Compared to Americans, Koreans reported chronically higher levels of emotion suppression, but reported less difficulty in doing so. Cultural variation also emerged in the individual characteristics associated with emotion suppression. Emotion suppression was negatively associated with extraversion in the U. S., whereas it related positively with conscientiousness in Korea. Consistent with past findings, Americans who habitually suppressed their emotions had lower self-esteem, were emotionally distanced from others, and experienced lower subjective well-being than others. Interestingly, these negative patterns were absent in the Korean sample. Overall, the negative psychological signs of emotion suppression seem less evident in Korean culture where collective goals and harmony take precedence over expressions of individuality.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 연구는 정서억제와 주관적 안녕감의 관계가 문화에 따라 다르게 나타나는지 알아보았다. 연구 결과, 한국인들은 미국인들보다 일상생활에서 정서를 더 많이 억제하고, 정서표현 억제를 덜 어렵게 여기는 것으로 나타났다. 정서억제와 관련된 개인적 특성에서도 문화차가 있었다. 미국에서는 정서억제가 외향성과 부적 상관이 있었지만, 한국에서는 성실성과 정적 상관을 보였다. 기존의 연구들과 일관되게, 미국인 집단에서 정서억제를 많이 하는 사람들은 자아존중감이 낮고 친밀한 대인관계가 적으며, 주관적 안녕감 수준도 낮았다. 반면, 한국인 집단에서는 이러한 부정적 패턴이 나타나지 않았다. 개인의 표현보다 집단의 목표와 관계의 조화를 중시하는 한국 문화에서는 정서억제가 덜 부적응적일 수 있음을 논의하였다.

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