Collectivism turned out to be a gain factor of depression among Russians
Collectivism turned out to be a gain factor of depression among Russians Moscow. 21 Aug. INTERFAX.RU — Russian psycho-physiologists have found that negative emotions in residents of the Russian Federation is usually worse when they have to hide in the team — the Russians are more similar to Europe and the United States than in China and Japan. A study of Russian scientists from the Institute of physiology and fundamental medicine and Novosibirsk state University published in the scientific journal Personality and Individual Differences, reports the press service of the Russian science Foundation (RNF). Domestic researchers have sought to understand how collectivism — the subordination of the individual to public interests — affects the protection from depression in Russia. In East Asian countries, where collectivism dominates, it is the custom to hide negative emotions among colleagues or friends. It protects against the state of depression and helps the Chinese and