Display Rules are described as the unwritten instructions that direct people in controlling their emotional expressions, depending on the situation. Emotional expressions can be expressed (verbally and facially) or regulated. Expressing emotions means to show true feelings regarding something, while controlling emotions are related to limiting expression of true feelings as a result of the condition surrounding the child. Previous findings have found that children are better in controlling their verbal expression than facial expression. This is partly due to society’s demand (parents and teachers) for children to regulate their verbal expression more than their facial emotions. Nevertheless, it is still unclear whether children learn to regulate or express emotions earlier.
Display rules are differentiated in terms of their nature: prosocial and self-protective. Prosocial displays rules are related to the way people control their emotions to maintain their relationship with other people by protecting other’s feelings with respect to their cultural beliefs. On the other hand, self-protective display rules tend to be used for personal benefits while avoiding the negative consequences.
According to Gnepp and Hess, children are shown to be better in understanding prosocial display …show more content…
Previous researches have found that the use of display rules in children increases as the child gets older. However, it is not until the child reaches school age (around 10) that he begins to gain control over his facial and verbal expressions. Saarni (1979) has recorded a big difference in the use of display rules on 10 year olds and 6 to 8 year-olds children. The older age children were shown to use more display rules with more complicated ways in reasoning than the younger age group, but Banerjee (1997) has different view because children begun to understand the basic of display rules between age three to
Display rules are differentiated in terms of their nature: prosocial and self-protective. Prosocial displays rules are related to the way people control their emotions to maintain their relationship with other people by protecting other’s feelings with respect to their cultural beliefs. On the other hand, self-protective display rules tend to be used for personal benefits while avoiding the negative consequences.
According to Gnepp and Hess, children are shown to be better in understanding prosocial display …show more content…
Previous researches have found that the use of display rules in children increases as the child gets older. However, it is not until the child reaches school age (around 10) that he begins to gain control over his facial and verbal expressions. Saarni (1979) has recorded a big difference in the use of display rules on 10 year olds and 6 to 8 year-olds children. The older age children were shown to use more display rules with more complicated ways in reasoning than the younger age group, but Banerjee (1997) has different view because children begun to understand the basic of display rules between age three to