Awe, curiosity, and multicultural experience.
| Title: | Awe, curiosity, and multicultural experience. |
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| Authors: | Zhang JW; Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.; Howell RT; Department of Psychology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA.; Januchowski JA; Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.; Ramis T; Center for American Education, Sunway University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.; Mello Z; Department of Psychology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA.; Monroy M; Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA. |
| Source: | Journal of personality [J Pers] 2023 Jun; Vol. 91 (3), pp. 667-682. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 16. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985194R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1467-6494 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00223506 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Pers Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 1998- : Malden, Ma. : Blackwell Publishers; Original Publication: Durham, N. C. : Duke University Press, c1946- |
| MeSH Terms: | Exploratory Behavior* ; Emotions*; Students/psychology ; Adolescent ; Humans ; Aged ; Personality ; Personality Disorders |
| Abstract: | Introduction: Despite broad consensus about multicultural experience's benefits, there is a lack of research on the antecedents to multicultural experiences. Research has indicated that awe shifts attention away from the self toward larger entities, which could include elements of other cultures.; Methods: Four studies (N = 2915) tested whether trait, daily, and induced awe promoted multicultural experience.; Results: Studies 1-2 (adolescents, young, middle, and older adults) showed that trait awe predicted greater multicultural identity and experience independent of other positive emotions and openness. Study 3 (students & adults in U.S. & Malaysia) demonstrated that daily awe predicted more daily multicultural experience independent of yesterday's multicultural experience. These results were explained by trait and daily curiosity. Study 4 (adults) found that induction of awe increased state multicultural identity and experience via state curious emotions and then state curious personality.; Conclusion: We found that experiencing more awe can be a tool for enhancing the multicultural experience. The discussion focuses on the implications for future research on awe and multicultural experiences.; (© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: awe; culture; curiosity; multicultural experience |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20220805 Date Completed: 20230410 Latest Revision: 20230620 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jopy.12766 |
| PMID: | 35929345 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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