Inmoderntimes,Americanculturehasadoptedtheviewthatinorderforemotionallifetobeinbalance,onemustexpressone'sinnermostfeelings.Thisviewiscongruentwithconceptsoftheindividualasseparateandinneedoffulfillmentthroughexpressionoftheself,inordertomaintainone'spersonasuniqueandseparate.Thefocusofemotionhereistoexpress,andthereforebalance,aninternalpersonalfeelingstate.

　　InvaluingtheinterdependentselfasseeninChineseculture,however,expressionofemotionisoftenseenasimbalancing.Beingaculturethatrelieslargelyontheharmonyofinteractionsbetweenindividuals,expressingone'spersonalemotionscanupsetafragilesocialbalance.Reserveandcontrolareconsideredqualitiesofhighmoralcharacterandabalancedemotionalstate.Indeed,emotionsthataretoostrongareoftenthoughttocausephysicalillness.Learnmoreaboutemotions...

　　Lookinginreverse,startingfromhowpeopleinChineseandAmericanculturesdealwithandexpresstheiremotions,canweseehowemotionsandtheselfaredefinedbytheircultures?InLum’sstudy,itwasfoundthatimmigrantsreportedhavingusedmoreloveexpressionsthelongertheyresidedintheUnitedStates,perhapssuggestingthatemotionisexpressedmorefreelyintheUnitedStatesthanwheretheimmigrantshappenedtobefrom.Withininterdependentcultures,emotionsdonothaveasmuchemphasisasitdoesintheindependentcultures,whereemotionsareseenas“amotivationalforceinachievingpersonalgoals”ManyresearchershavenotedthatemotionsintheChinese,orinterdependentculturesarepresentwithinindividualsbutaremerelyconcomitantexperiencestoeverydaylife,butnotentirelyfundamental.Ifthesestatementsbaretruth,thenhowcanweexplaintheexpressionsofemotionwithinthemediasuchasinsongs,ontelevision,oreveninpoetry?

　　淡淡的问下，是情感表达的不同么？抱歉我看不大懂。朋友让我帮她找的...谢谢0.

　　是情感表达