Culture, Interpersonal Stress, and Psychological Distress

Takeshi Hashimoto; Taraneh Mojaverian; Heejung S. Kim

doi:10.1177/0022022112438396

Culture, Interpersonal Stress, and Psychological Distress

Takeshi Hashimoto, Taraneh Mojaverian, Heejung S. Kim

Department of Psychology

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Abstract

The present study examined cultural differences in interpersonal stress experiences in Japan and the United States. Japanese and U.S. students completed a questionnaire that included measures of interpersonal stressors, the behavior inhibition system (BIS), and psychological distress. As hypothesized, frequency of interpersonal friction was higher in Japan than in the United States, whereas frequency of interpersonal conflict did not differ across cultures. BIS partially mediated relationships between culture and frequency of interpersonal friction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	527-532
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022112438396
State	Published - May 2012

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The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) No. 19730386.

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Cultural
Interpersonal relationships
Personality
Psychology

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