Facial display during interview : Comparison between Chinese and Japanese

インタビュー ニ オケル ヒョウジョウ ヒョウシュツ チュウゴクジン ト ニホンジン ノ ヒカク

Wang, Aidong

米谷, 淳

マイヤ, キヨシ

Maiya, Kiyoshi

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

インタビュー

中国人

日本人

性差

facial displays

interview

Chinese

Japanese

sex difference

The purpose of this study was to investigate into socio-cultural factors (gender differences and cultural differences) in facial display in interpersonal situation by the comparison between Chinese males and Chinese females, and between Chinese males and Japanese males during interview. Fifty Chinese students (twenty-five males and twenty-five females) and thirty-five male Japanese students participated in the interview. Their facial movements were recorded by video camera. The results of analyses of their facial movements indicated that the Chinese females more frequently showed facial displays including Duchene smile (AU6 + 12) and another facial movements, and that the Japanese males more frequently showed facial movements, the mean duration of a sequence of facial movement of the Japanese males was longer than the Chinese males, and the Japanese males more frequently showed facial displays excluding Duchene smile. The results were considered to support Zhou(2002)'s finding that Japanese tend to suppress facial expressions of negative feelings in public situations more likely than Chinese. In the discussion, the similarity and the difference among Chinese, Japanese, and Thai are discussed.

米谷, 淳