Positive emotion, appraisal, and the role of appraisal overlap in positive emotion co-occurrence

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ID17765415
AutoresEddie M W Tong (0000-0002-8724-650X, National University of Singapore, autor de correspondencia), Lile Jia (0000-0002-9593-883X, National University of Singapore)
Año2016
Volumen17
Número1
Páginas40-54
Fecha de publicación2016-07-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEmotion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1528-3542 • E-ISSN: 1931-1516
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/emo0000203
PMID27398905
OpenAlexW2462501517
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas18

Appraisal research has traditionally focused on negative emotions but has not addressed issues concerning the relationships between several positive emotions and appraisals in daily life and the extent to which co-occurrence of positive emotions can be explained by overlap in appraisals. Driven by a priori hypotheses on appraisal-emotion relationships, this study investigated 12 positive emotions and 13 appraisal dimensions using Ecological Momentary Assessment. The results provide strong evidence that positive emotions and appraisals correlate significantly in daily life. Importantly, we found that the positive emotions' overlap on theoretically relevant, as compared to irrelevant, appraisals was stronger and more predictive of their co-occurrence. Furthermore, appraisal overlap on theoretically relevant appraisals predicted the co-occurrence of positive emotions even when the appraisal of pleasantness was excluded, indicating that positive emotions do not co-occur just by virtue of their shared valence. Our findings affirmed and refined the appraisal profiles of positive emotions and underscore the importance of appraisals in accounting for the commonality and differences among positive emotions. (PsycINFO Database Record

Appraisal theory · Cognitive appraisal · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · MEDLINE · Positive relationship · PsycINFO · Clinical Psychology · Cultural Differences and Values · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology