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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3905| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Be careful where you smile : culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals |
| Authors: | Krys, Kuba Vauclair, C.-Melanie Capaldi, Colin A, Schwarz, Beate |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-3905 10.1007/s10919-015-0226-4 |
| Published in: | Journal of Nonverbal Behavior |
| Volume(Issue): | 40 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Page(s): | 101 |
| Pages to: | 116 |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 1573-3653 0191-5886 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Smile; Honesty; Intelligence; Corruption; Uncertainty avoidance; Culture |
| Subject (DDC): | 302: Social interaction 306: Culture |
| Abstract: | Smiling individuals are usually perceived more favorably than non-smiling ones – they are judged as happier, more attractive, competent, and friendly. These seemingly clear and obvious consequences of smiling are assumed to be culturally universal, however most of the psychological research is carried out in WEIRD societies (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) and the influence of culture on social perception of nonverbal behavior is still understudied. Here we show that a smiling individual may be judged as less intelligent than the same non-smiling individual in cultures low on the GLOBE’s uncertainty avoidance dimension. Furthermore, we show that corruption at the societal level may undermine the prosocial perception of smiling – in societies with high corruption indicators, trust toward smiling individuals is reduced. This research fosters understanding of the cultural framework surrounding nonverbal communication processes and reveals that in some cultures smiling may lead to negative attributions. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8560 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | Applied Psychology |
| Organisational Unit: | Psychological Institute (PI) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Angewandte Psychologie |
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Krys, K., Vauclair, C.-M., Capaldi, C. A., & Schwarz, B. (2016). Be careful where you smile : culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 40(2), 101–116. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3905
Krys, K. et al. (2016) ‘Be careful where you smile : culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals’, Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 40(2), pp. 101–116. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3905.
K. Krys, C.-M. Vauclair, C. A. Capaldi, and B. Schwarz, “Be careful where you smile : culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals,” Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 101–116, 2016, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3905.
KRYS, Kuba, C.-Melanie VAUCLAIR, Colin A, CAPALDI und Beate SCHWARZ, 2016. Be careful where you smile : culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 2016. Bd. 40, Nr. 2, S. 101–116. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-3905
Krys, Kuba, C.-Melanie Vauclair, Colin A, Capaldi, and Beate Schwarz. 2016. “Be Careful Where You Smile : Culture Shapes Judgments of Intelligence and Honesty of Smiling Individuals.” Journal of Nonverbal Behavior 40 (2): 101–16. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3905.
Krys, Kuba, et al. “Be Careful Where You Smile : Culture Shapes Judgments of Intelligence and Honesty of Smiling Individuals.” Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, vol. 40, no. 2, 2016, pp. 101–16, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3905.
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