A comparison study of Maori and Pakeha emotional reactions to social situations that involve whakamaa

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dc.contributor.authorBanks, Clive
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-04T22:36:22Z
dc.date.available2014-11-04T22:36:22Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractThe impact that culture has on the experience and expression of emotion is a topic of great debate amongst emotion theorists. The present study investigated the relationship between culture and emotional reactions to social situations that involve whakamaa. More specifically, the study had four goals. The first was to investigate the patterns of Maori and Pakeha emotional reactions to a number of social situations. Second, the relationship between Maoritanga and the strength and/or type of emotional reaction to a number of social situations was investigated. Third, the levels of Maoritanga of rural and urban Maori was compared. Fourth, rural and urban Maori patterns of emotional reactions to a number of social situations were compared. A total of 48 Maori and 63 Pakeha randomly selected from the telephone directory for the East Cape/Gisborne region of New Zealand completed a self report questionnaire. The questionnaire gathered demographic information and required the participants to rate how strongly they would feel 9 specific emotions in reaction to four short stories. Maori participants were also asked to complete a Maoritanga measure. The findings indicated that: Maori and Pakeha participants responded with different patterns of emotion to some types of social situation but not others; urban and rural Maori participants had similar levels of Maoritanga; urban and rural Maori responded similarly to the social situations outlined in the present study; and Maoritanga, as measured, was not related to the strength of emotional reaction to the short stories. However, it was suggested that these conclusions be moderated by the limitations of the study. Future research recommendations and the practical implications of the findings are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/5838
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectMaorien_US
dc.subjectSocial lifeen_US
dc.subjectShameen_US
dc.subjectEmotionsen_US
dc.subjectWhakamaaen_US
dc.subjectCustomsen_US
dc.subjectWhakamāen_US
dc.subjectShynessen_US
dc.subjectWithdrawalen_US
dc.titleA comparison study of Maori and Pakeha emotional reactions to social situations that involve whakamaaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorClive Banksen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
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