Shades of expansiveness
Postural expression of dominance, high-arousal positive affect, and warmth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17765608 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patty Van Cappellen (0000-0001-5880-6232, Social Science Research Council, corresponding author), Megan Edwards (0000-0002-5294-2513, Social Science Research Council), Michelle N Shiota (0000-0002-9762-915X, Arizona State University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 973-985 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Emotion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1528-3542 • E-ISSN: 1931-1516 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/emo0001146 |
| PMID | 36048034 |
| OpenAlex | W4294128850 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In addition to the face, bodily posture plays an important role in communicating affective states. Postural expansion-how much space the body takes up-has been much studied as expressing and signaling dominance and pride. The present research aimed to expand research on the range of affect dimensions and affect-laden personality characteristics that are expressed via expansiveness, investigating specific forms of expansiveness and their interactions with other postural elements (e.g., arm position). Using an innovative expression-production method, Study 1 ( N = 146) characterized full-body expressions of dominance, joy, hope, and awe; results indicated joy is communicated most expansively and suggested a signature arm position for most feelings. Studies 2 and 3 ( N s = 352 and 183) revealed that other postural features interact with expansiveness to signal dominance (arms akimbo, head raised, stability), as distinct from high-arousal positive affect (arms high up, head raised) and warmth (arms high up, head raised, instability). Together, this research adds needed data on full-body expressions of positive affect states and provides systematic analysis of different affective messages and varieties of postural expansiveness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |