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February 5, 2026Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Cultural differences in the production of emotional facial expressions: a review

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AGAdèle GallantMMMarie-Pier MazerolleAPAnnalie Pelot

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Overview

This systematic review summarizes cultural variations in emotional facial expression production across different age groups, indicating interesting patterns.

Key Points

  • The review aims to clarify how culture influences the production of emotional facial expressions.
  • Conducted a systematic review of 21 peer-reviewed articles
  • Categorized findings into four groups: spontaneous expressions, posed expressions, comparison of both, and others
  • Examined differences in production based on child/infant and adult studies
  • Emotional facial expression production is largely universal but shows cultural variations
  • Notable differences exist between spontaneous and posed expressions
  • Cultural nuances are apparent in both adults and children but differ in specific contexts.

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Gallant et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69843371f1d9ada3c1fb08b0https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1699374
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