Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals

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...

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Main Authors:	Krys, Kuba, C., Melanie Vauclair, Hassan, Arif
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	Springer US 2016
Subjects:	HM1001 Social psychology
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spelling	iium-518202016-10-13T04:34:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51820/ Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals Krys, Kuba C., Melanie Vauclair Hassan, Arif HM1001 Social psychology 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. Springer US 2016-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51820/4/JNVB%20Paper%20Published.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51820/10/51820-Be%20Careful%20Where%20You%20Smile_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51820/11/51820-Be%20Careful%20Where%20You%20Smile_WOS.pdf Krys, Kuba and C., Melanie Vauclair and Hassan, Arif (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. ISSN 0191-5886 E-ISSN 1573-3653 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10919-015-0226-4 10.1007/s10919-015-0226-4
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description	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.
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author	Krys, Kuba C., Melanie Vauclair Hassan, Arif
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title	Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
title_short	Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
title_full	Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
title_fullStr	Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
title_full_unstemmed	Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
title_sort	be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
publisher	Springer US
publishDate	2016
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