title: Just how bad negative affect is for your health depends on culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Stanford University.
authors.forename: Katherine B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Curhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Stanford University tamarasims@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sims
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Stanford University.
authors.forename: Hazel R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Markus
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Science, Tokyo Woman's Christian University.
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karasawa
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: Norito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.affiliation: Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Gayle D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Love
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Coe
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.affiliation: Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Carol D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Ryff
mesh_terms: D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health
keywords: Japan; culture; emotion; health; negative affect