Culture and Patterns of Reciprocity: The Role of Exchange Type, Regulatory Focus, and Emotions

• Published in: Personality & social psychology bulletin Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 20 - 41
• Main Authors: Deng, Yingli, Wang, Cynthia S., Aime, Federico, Wang, Long, Sivanathan, Niro, Kim, Yun Chung (Karina)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Causality; Cultural differences; Cultural factors; Culture; Emotions; Happiness; Reciprocity; Social relations; social exchange; emotions; regulatory focus; culture; reciprocity

Reciprocity is a fundamental mechanism for sustained social relationships. Escalation-based theories suggest that reciprocity intensifies over time. In contrast, equity-based theories propose that people reciprocate behaviors in kind. We reconcile these conflicting perspectives by examining social e...