Multiple studies demonstrate that cultural background influences how individuals perceive and interpret emotions in various modalities, including music, facial expressions, and technology.
Evidence for · 6
A Cross-Cultural Investigation of the Perception of Emotion in Music: Psychophysical and Cultural Cues
1999 · cited by 427
Demonstrates that listeners rely on cultural cues alongside universal features when perceiving emotion in unfamiliar music.
Evidence against · 1
An Exploratory Study on Cross-Cultural Differences in Facial Emotion Recognition Between Adults From Malaysia and Australia
2021 · cited by 10
Found that cultural group did not significantly influence overall facial emotion recognition accuracy between Malaysian and Australian participants.
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Cultural Influences on the Perception of Emotion
1989 · cited by 267
Shows that meaningful dimensions of cultural variability are useful constructs in cross-cultural research on emotion.
The antecedents and consequences of task–technology fit of facial recognition payment systems in the restaurant industry: cultural differences
2024 · cited by 11
Finds that cultural differences moderate the effect of emotion on the task-technology fit of facial recognition systems.
The TIE-93: a Facial Emotion Recognition Test Adapted for Culturally, Linguistically, and Educationally Diverse Alzheimer's Dementia Patients in France.
2025 · cited by 5
Observes an ongoing effect of culture and education on emotion recognition test performance across diverse control populations.
Lay theories about emotion recognition explain cultural differences in willingness to wear facial masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
2023 · cited by 1
Indicates that cultural background shapes expectations about how facial coverings impact emotion recognition.
Cross-Cultural Emotion Recognition through Facial Expressions
2025 · cited by 1
Highlights the influence of cultural nuances on emotion recognition and the limitations of models lacking cultural diversity.