Cultural Differences in Interpersonal Responses to Depressives' Nonverbal Behaviour

Angela B. Summerfield, B.K. Rosen and J.P. Watson
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Angela B. Summerfield: United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals, University of London, UK
B.K. Rosen: United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals, University of London, UK
J.P. Watson: United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals, University of London, UK

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1991, vol. 37, issue 3, 151-158

Abstract: The Social Impression and Interpersonal Attraction of British depressed patients was rated by British and German subjects on the basis of the patients' video- recorded nonverbal behaviour. Depressives were rated negatively by all subjects. Males in both cultural groups agreed in their ratings of depressives but German females expressed a more negative attitude than British females. This is attributed to cultural differences in sex-appropriate interactive behaviour. The importance of studying the expression of depression and its meaning within a particular cultural context is indicated and the role of cultural differences in interactive behaviour is discussed with respect to intercultural assessment and treatment of depression.

Date: 1991
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DOI: 10.1177/002076409103700301

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