Embarrassment as a public vs. private emotion and symbolic coping behaviour
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in: Frontiers in Psychology, Jahrgang 15, 1437298, 04.09.2024.
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T1 - Embarrassment as a public vs. private emotion and symbolic coping behaviour
AU - Soliman, Meikel
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Soliman.
PY - 2024/9/4
Y1 - 2024/9/4
N2 - In dealing with embarrassment, individuals engage in symbolic coping behaviours (e.g., hiding one’s face by wearing sunglasses). Research investigated these behaviours when embarrassment is experienced as a public emotion (e.g., others present). Contrary, there is emerging evidence showing that embarrassment can be experienced as a private emotion (e.g., no others present) as well. This is why the present research seeks to enhance previous work on symbolic coping behaviours and investigates to what extent symbolic coping behaviours differ when embarrassment is experienced in public and private. First, the present study finds that individuals experience embarrassment as a private as well as a public emotion. Second, both types of embarrassment relate to symbolic coping behaviours. Third, while both types of embarrassment experience a preference for face-hiding products there are differences in symbolic coping behaviours. Fourth, the study transfers extant research to a different cultural context.
AB - In dealing with embarrassment, individuals engage in symbolic coping behaviours (e.g., hiding one’s face by wearing sunglasses). Research investigated these behaviours when embarrassment is experienced as a public emotion (e.g., others present). Contrary, there is emerging evidence showing that embarrassment can be experienced as a private emotion (e.g., no others present) as well. This is why the present research seeks to enhance previous work on symbolic coping behaviours and investigates to what extent symbolic coping behaviours differ when embarrassment is experienced in public and private. First, the present study finds that individuals experience embarrassment as a private as well as a public emotion. Second, both types of embarrassment relate to symbolic coping behaviours. Third, while both types of embarrassment experience a preference for face-hiding products there are differences in symbolic coping behaviours. Fourth, the study transfers extant research to a different cultural context.
KW - context
KW - emotion
KW - private embarrassment
KW - public embarrassment
KW - symbolic coping
KW - Management studies
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1437298
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1437298
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 39295757
AN - SCOPUS:85204369277
VL - 15
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
SN - 1664-1078
M1 - 1437298
ER -