Jocelyn Lai
Biographic Data
| ID | 3872770 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jocelyn Lai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jocelyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Lai |
| SIGNATURE | LAI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington University in St. Louis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6457-3313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
When and why people do NOT regulate their emotions
The motives, strategies, and effectiveness of emotion regulation have been the focus of emotion regulation literature to date. However, naturalistic research finds that individuals choose not to regulate their emotions as often as they choose to regulate them. We examined how often people did not regulate their emotions, the reasons why people chose not to regulate, and contextual factors related to not regulating. Adults (N = 179; Mage = 35.34, …
A multilevel factor structure of emotion beliefs
Researchers typically examine one or two emotion beliefs, without considering how the beliefs may map onto a latent set of emotion beliefs. Examining the factor structure of emotion beliefs may offer a parsimonious and helpful way to conceptualize emotion beliefs and advance empirical work on the topic. We used multilevel exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to test the factor structure of emotion beliefs in two samples (Sample 1: N = 179…
Interoceptive awareness and clarity of one’s emotions and goals
Interoceptive awareness is a multidimensional construct that denotes the conscious level of one's ability to sense the physiological conditions of their body. Theories (e.g., constructionist theories of emotion) propose associations with psychological clarity, yet empirical support is limited when examining these constructs globally. We hypothesized that these associations exist at the momentary level and that they are associated with certain ind…
A meta-analytic review of cultural variation in affect valuation
What affective states do people ideally want to feel and why? In Affect Valuation Theory, Tsai et al. (2006) proposed and observed that (a) how people would ideally like to feel (their "ideal affect") differs from how they actually feel (their "actual affect"), and (b) cultural factors shape people's ideal affect even more than their actual affect. In this individual participant data meta-analysis, we reexamined these two premises in a combined d…
Does Positivity Resonance Signify Love? Markers of Positivity Resonance in Long‐Term Married Couples Relate to Trait and State Love
Positivity resonance is a collective emotion experienced by two or more individuals during moments of shared positive affect; it is theorized to constitute the experience of love, yet this claim has not been empirically tested. Using archival data from 148 long‐term married couples, we examined whether dyad‐level indicators of positivity resonance are linked to dyad‐level indicators of trait and state love. Trait love was assessed as a latent var…
The Dyadic Association of Testosterone With Perceived Social Support in Couples Across the Transition to Parenthood
Social support is associated with positive health outcomes and may be protective during sensitive life periods. Importantly, biological factors, including hormones, are associated with psychological and interpersonal functioning, but less is known about the link between biological factors and perceived social support during the transition to parenthood. The current study examined prenatal testosterone levels as a predictor of postpartum perceived…
Positivity resonance in long-term married couples
The Positivity Resonance Theory of coexperienced positive affect describes moments of interpersonal connection characterized by shared positive affect, caring nonverbal synchrony, and biological synchrony. The construct validity of positivity resonance and its longitudinal associations with health have not been tested. The current longitudinal study examined whether positivity resonance in conflict interactions between 154 married couples predict…
Being a Parent during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant effects on people worldwide, yet the psychological impact of collective traumas may differ at the individual and societal level. Parents may be exposed to greater pandemic-related stressors, yet also are more likely than non-parents to have social interactions during social distancing mandates. Furthermore, varying degrees of pandemic severity in countries may alter the adverse outcomes of pandemic stress…
Higher maternal reflective functioning is associated with toddlers’ adaptive emotion regulation
Parental reflective functioning (RF), the ability to consider the child's behavior as a function of mental states (cognitions, emotions), is theorized to promote emotion regulation in children via its positive impact on parenting sensitivity. Using a sample of mothers and toddlers ( N = 151 dyads; 41% Latinx; 54% girls; M Age = 21 months; SD Age = 2.5 months), we measured mothers’ self‐reported RF (high RF = low certainty/high interest–curiosity/…
Positivity resonance in long-term married couples
The Positivity Resonance Theory of coexperienced positive affect describes moments of interpersonal connection characterized by shared positive affect, caring nonverbal synchrony, and biological synchrony. The construct validity of positivity resonance and its longitudinal associations with health have not been tested. The current longitudinal study examined whether positivity resonance in conflict interactions between 154 married couples predict…
Higher maternal reflective functioning is associated with toddlers’ adaptive emotion regulation
Parental reflective functioning (RF), the ability to consider the child's behavior as a function of mental states (cognitions, emotions), is theorized to promote emotion regulation in children via its positive impact on parenting sensitivity. Using a sample of mothers and toddlers ( N = 151 dyads; 41% Latinx; 54% girls; M Age = 21 months; SD Age = 2.5 months), we measured mothers’ self‐reported RF (high RF = low certainty/high interest–curiosity/…
Being a Parent during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant effects on people worldwide, yet the psychological impact of collective traumas may differ at the individual and societal level. Parents may be exposed to greater pandemic-related stressors, yet also are more likely than non-parents to have social interactions during social distancing mandates. Furthermore, varying degrees of pandemic severity in countries may alter the adverse outcomes of pandemic stress…
Higher maternal reflective functioning is associated with toddlers’ adaptive emotion regulation
Parental reflective functioning (RF), the ability to consider the child's behavior as a function of mental states (cognitions, emotions), is theorized to promote emotion regulation in children via its positive impact on parenting sensitivity. Using a sample of mothers and toddlers ( N = 151 dyads; 41% Latinx; 54% girls; M Age = 21 months; SD Age = 2.5 months), we measured mothers’ self‐reported RF (high RF = low certainty/high interest–curiosity/…
Positivity resonance in long-term married couples
The Positivity Resonance Theory of coexperienced positive affect describes moments of interpersonal connection characterized by shared positive affect, caring nonverbal synchrony, and biological synchrony. The construct validity of positivity resonance and its longitudinal associations with health have not been tested. The current longitudinal study examined whether positivity resonance in conflict interactions between 154 married couples predict…
Being a Parent during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant effects on people worldwide, yet the psychological impact of collective traumas may differ at the individual and societal level. Parents may be exposed to greater pandemic-related stressors, yet also are more likely than non-parents to have social interactions during social distancing mandates. Furthermore, varying degrees of pandemic severity in countries may alter the adverse outcomes of pandemic stress…
Interoceptive awareness and clarity of one’s emotions and goals
Interoceptive awareness is a multidimensional construct that denotes the conscious level of one's ability to sense the physiological conditions of their body. Theories (e.g., constructionist theories of emotion) propose associations with psychological clarity, yet empirical support is limited when examining these constructs globally. We hypothesized that these associations exist at the momentary level and that they are associated with certain ind…
A meta-analytic review of cultural variation in affect valuation
What affective states do people ideally want to feel and why? In Affect Valuation Theory, Tsai et al. (2006) proposed and observed that (a) how people would ideally like to feel (their "ideal affect") differs from how they actually feel (their "actual affect"), and (b) cultural factors shape people's ideal affect even more than their actual affect. In this individual participant data meta-analysis, we reexamined these two premises in a combined d…
Does Positivity Resonance Signify Love? Markers of Positivity Resonance in Long‐Term Married Couples Relate to Trait and State Love
Positivity resonance is a collective emotion experienced by two or more individuals during moments of shared positive affect; it is theorized to constitute the experience of love, yet this claim has not been empirically tested. Using archival data from 148 long‐term married couples, we examined whether dyad‐level indicators of positivity resonance are linked to dyad‐level indicators of trait and state love. Trait love was assessed as a latent var…
The Dyadic Association of Testosterone With Perceived Social Support in Couples Across the Transition to Parenthood
Social support is associated with positive health outcomes and may be protective during sensitive life periods. Importantly, biological factors, including hormones, are associated with psychological and interpersonal functioning, but less is known about the link between biological factors and perceived social support during the transition to parenthood. The current study examined prenatal testosterone levels as a predictor of postpartum perceived…
When and why people do NOT regulate their emotions
The motives, strategies, and effectiveness of emotion regulation have been the focus of emotion regulation literature to date. However, naturalistic research finds that individuals choose not to regulate their emotions as often as they choose to regulate them. We examined how often people did not regulate their emotions, the reasons why people chose not to regulate, and contextual factors related to not regulating. Adults (N = 179; Mage = 35.34, …
A multilevel factor structure of emotion beliefs
Researchers typically examine one or two emotion beliefs, without considering how the beliefs may map onto a latent set of emotion beliefs. Examining the factor structure of emotion beliefs may offer a parsimonious and helpful way to conceptualize emotion beliefs and advance empirical work on the topic. We used multilevel exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to test the factor structure of emotion beliefs in two samples (Sample 1: N = 179…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Mental Health Research Topics (3 works) · Affect (linguistics) (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Confirmatory factor analysis (2 works)