Erratum

Abstract

Boiger, M., Mesquita, B., Uchida, Y., & Barrett, L. F. (2013). Condoned or Condemned: The Situational Affordance of Anger and Shame in the United States and Japan. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(4), 540-553. doi: 10.1177/0146167213478201

This article contained the following errors that were introduced during the production process. Below is how these sentences should have appeared:

On page 544, instead of “the relationship between of the actors involved,” the sentence should read: “the relationship between the actors involved”

On page 545, instead of “and the positive association between power and likelihood of occurrence was stronger for shame situations from Japan (b = .07, Z = 2.00, p = .04) than shame situations from Japan (b = –.02, Z = 0.71, p = .47) from the U.S., χ2(1) = 4.16, p = .04.,” the sentence should read: “and the positive association between power and likelihood of occurrence was stronger for shame situations from Japan (b = .07, Z = 2.00, p = .04) than from the U.S. (b = –.02, Z = 0.71, p = .47), χ2(1) = 4.16, p = .04.”

On page 550, instead of “Americans perceived situations in which their personal flaws were revealed as more shameful, whereas Japanese perceived situations that implied a loss of public face as more shameful χ2(1) = 6.26, p = .01 Japanese and American students also differed substantially in terms of the source of agency eliciting shame: Americans perceived situations in which others’ actions caused them to feel shame as more shameful, while Japanese perceived situations in which they themselves were responsible as more shameful χ2(1) = 51.33, p = .001.,” the sentence should read: “Americans perceived situations in which their personal flaws were revealed as more shameful, whereas Japanese perceived situations that implied a loss of public face as more shameful, χ2(1) = 38.86, p < .001. Japanese and American students also differed substantially in terms of the source of agency eliciting shame: Americans perceived situations in which others’ actions caused them to feel shame as more shameful, while Japanese perceived situations in which they themselves were responsible as more shameful, χ2(1) = 51.33, p = .001.”

On page 551, instead of “In both cultures, it were interactions with close others that made people particularly angry involved interactions with close others.,” the sentence should read: “In both cultures, it were interactions with close others that made people particularly angry.”

On page 551, instead of “Thus, angering situations in the United States are promoted in line with the necessary concerns and tasks of an independent self that needs to cultural negotiate personal autonomy within close relationships.,” the sentence should read: “Thus, angering situations in the United States are promoted in line with the cultural tasks of an independent self that needs to negotiate personal autonomy within close relationships.”