A study of samples in 32 countries showed that individualism was positively correlated with higher expressivity of emotions, especially happiness and surprise. Individualism was negatively correlated with expression of sadness.

What is your understanding of these research findings?

It is a research that shows that what influences the level of positive emotions in one country could be that which influences the negative expression in another country.

Explanation:

This research is premised on the factors responsible for individual expressions in different countries.

What defines ones happiness in one country could be that which brings about unhappiness. For instance, teachers in Finland are well paid and it gives them happiness and fulfillment. But the reverse is the case for teachers in most developing countries whose wages is not commensurate with the time spent work.