This study examines how self-presentations about role expectations exert negative influences on the presenter\u27s emotions. Undergraduates (n＝394) were asked to imagine a situation in which they were expected to play a specific role (either maintaining a conversation or making a self-presentation in class) and to answer questions about the situation\u27s self-presentation and attitudes concerning role expectations (sensitivity towards role expectations and fulfilling roles on a daily basis). The results revealed two main findings. (1) The main factors influencing negative emotions differed according to role expectation. In the conversation-maintaining situation, negative emotions were strongly influenced by sensitivity towards role expectations, while in the report-presentation situation, negative emotions were influenced by the self-presentations related to role expectations. (2) The relations between selfpresentations and negative emotions differed according to both role content and familiarity with the observer. In the conversation-maintaining situation, when the presenter and the observer were familiar, the self-presentations elicited negative influences on emotions, but when they were unfamiliar, the selfpresentations elicited positive influences emotions. In the report-presentation situation, irrespective of the level of familiarity between presenter and observer, self-presentations related to role expectations had a positive impact on emotions
