Heterogeneity of long-history migration predicts smiling, laughter and positive emotion across the globe and within the United States.

Recent findings demonstrate that heterogeneity of long-history migration predicts present-day emotion behaviors and norms. Residents of countries characterized by high ancestral diversity display emotion expressions that are easier to decode by observers, endorse norms of higher emotion expressivity...

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Main Authors: Paula M Niedenthal, Magdalena Rychlowska, Adrienne Wood, Fangyun Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6070166?pdf=render