Taylor N West
Biographic Data
| ID | 167957 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Taylor N West |
| GIVEN NAMES | Taylor N |
| FAMILY NAME | West |
| SIGNATURE | WEST T N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6324-4588 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trust a Stranger? Investigating Community Trust and Economic Inequality as Barriers to Positive Interactions among Strangers
Seeking positive connection: Is inflammation associated with anticipated and experienced shared positive affect with close versus non-close others
Emerging evidence suggests inflammation may enhance social approach toward close others. Yet, little is known about how inflammation relates to positive affective experiences with different social targets. To address this, we examined associations between inflammation and perceptions of anticipated and experienced shared, kind-hearted positive affect (i.e., perceived positivity resonance) with close versus non-close others. Participants ( N = 55;…
Positively in-sync: Convergent validity across three distinct assessments of the affective quality of social interaction
The affective quality of social interaction is linked to the well-being of individuals, relationships, and communities. This construct has been measured in multiple ways, albeit rarely concurrently. The current study tests for convergent validity across three methodologically distinct measures of the affective quality of social interaction. In a video-recorded laboratory session, a sample of university students ( N = 274) got acquainted with an u…
Positive emotions co-experienced with strangers and acquaintances predict Covid-19 vaccination intentions through prosocial tendencies
Do People From Different Cultures Vary in How Much Positive Emotions Resonate in Day-to-Day Social Interactions? Examining the Role of Relational Mobility
Positivity resonance, defined as a co-experienced kind-hearted positive emotion, is commonly observed to strengthen relationships in the United States. However, it is unclear whether levels of positivity resonance differ across cultures. Prior research suggests that in cultures that are perceived as offering more freedom and choice in social ties (defined as high relational mobility cultures), individuals more frequently engage in adaptive strate…
Meta‐analytic evidence that attachment insecurity is associated with less frequent experiences of discrete positive emotions
Our results underscore the need to further investigate the mechanisms underlying insecure individuals' blunted positive emotional experiences
Attachment insecurity moderates emotion responses to mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation in adults raised in low socioeconomic status households
Research on attachment theory holds that insecure attachment influences people's daily social and emotional experiences. Mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditation have been associated with improvements in physical and mental well-being often through their influence on emotion experience and regulation. Yet, little research has examined how emotional well-being may be improved in insecurely attached individuals through meditation pract…
The goods in everyday love: Positivity resonance builds prosociality
The positivity resonance theory of coexperienced positive affect (Fredrickson, 2016) identifies the emotion of love as a collective state. This state, termed positive resonance, is defined by the presence of three key features: shared positive affect, caring nonverbal synchrony, and biological synchrony. The current study examined whether a modest behavioral intervention focused on increasing social connectedness could increase study participants…
Positive emotions co-experienced with strangers and acquaintances predict Covid-19 vaccination intentions through prosocial tendencies
Positively in-sync: Convergent validity across three distinct assessments of the affective quality of social interaction
The affective quality of social interaction is linked to the well-being of individuals, relationships, and communities. This construct has been measured in multiple ways, albeit rarely concurrently. The current study tests for convergent validity across three methodologically distinct measures of the affective quality of social interaction. In a video-recorded laboratory session, a sample of university students ( N = 274) got acquainted with an u…
Do People From Different Cultures Vary in How Much Positive Emotions Resonate in Day-to-Day Social Interactions? Examining the Role of Relational Mobility
Positivity resonance, defined as a co-experienced kind-hearted positive emotion, is commonly observed to strengthen relationships in the United States. However, it is unclear whether levels of positivity resonance differ across cultures. Prior research suggests that in cultures that are perceived as offering more freedom and choice in social ties (defined as high relational mobility cultures), individuals more frequently engage in adaptive strate…
The goods in everyday love: Positivity resonance builds prosociality
The positivity resonance theory of coexperienced positive affect (Fredrickson, 2016) identifies the emotion of love as a collective state. This state, termed positive resonance, is defined by the presence of three key features: shared positive affect, caring nonverbal synchrony, and biological synchrony. The current study examined whether a modest behavioral intervention focused on increasing social connectedness could increase study participants…
Attachment insecurity moderates emotion responses to mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation in adults raised in low socioeconomic status households
Research on attachment theory holds that insecure attachment influences people's daily social and emotional experiences. Mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditation have been associated with improvements in physical and mental well-being often through their influence on emotion experience and regulation. Yet, little research has examined how emotional well-being may be improved in insecurely attached individuals through meditation pract…
Meta‐analytic evidence that attachment insecurity is associated with less frequent experiences of discrete positive emotions
Our results underscore the need to further investigate the mechanisms underlying insecure individuals' blunted positive emotional experiences
Positive emotions co-experienced with strangers and acquaintances predict Covid-19 vaccination intentions through prosocial tendencies
Do People From Different Cultures Vary in How Much Positive Emotions Resonate in Day-to-Day Social Interactions? Examining the Role of Relational Mobility
Positivity resonance, defined as a co-experienced kind-hearted positive emotion, is commonly observed to strengthen relationships in the United States. However, it is unclear whether levels of positivity resonance differ across cultures. Prior research suggests that in cultures that are perceived as offering more freedom and choice in social ties (defined as high relational mobility cultures), individuals more frequently engage in adaptive strate…
Trust a Stranger? Investigating Community Trust and Economic Inequality as Barriers to Positive Interactions among Strangers
Seeking positive connection: Is inflammation associated with anticipated and experienced shared positive affect with close versus non-close others
Emerging evidence suggests inflammation may enhance social approach toward close others. Yet, little is known about how inflammation relates to positive affective experiences with different social targets. To address this, we examined associations between inflammation and perceptions of anticipated and experienced shared, kind-hearted positive affect (i.e., perceived positivity resonance) with close versus non-close others. Participants ( N = 55;…
Positively in-sync: Convergent validity across three distinct assessments of the affective quality of social interaction
The affective quality of social interaction is linked to the well-being of individuals, relationships, and communities. This construct has been measured in multiple ways, albeit rarely concurrently. The current study tests for convergent validity across three methodologically distinct measures of the affective quality of social interaction. In a video-recorded laboratory session, a sample of university students ( N = 274) got acquainted with an u…
Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Mental Health Research Topics (3 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Affect (linguistics (2 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)