The Korean Concepts "Dapdaphada" and "Uulhada": A Cross-Cultural Study of the Meaning of Emotions.

Schmidt-Atzert, Lothar; Park, Hyun-Sook

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ERIC Number: EJ594356

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Korean Concepts "Dapdaphada" and "Uulhada": A Cross-Cultural Study of the Meaning of Emotions.

Schmidt-Atzert, Lothar; Park, Hyun-Sook

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v30 n5 p646-54 Sep 1999

Explored the Korean concepts of emotion "dapdaphada" and "uulhada," somewhat equivalent to helplessness and depression, respectively. Results with 50 Korean and 50 German undergraduates indicate that these terms are specific emotion words in the domain of sadness with no translation equivalent in German. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Helplessness, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany; South Korea

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