Associations Between Slow- and Fast-Timescale Indicators of Emotional Functioning

“Core affect”—defined as momentary valence (pleasantness) and arousal (activation) levels—plays an important role in our emotional experiences. We examined the relationship between the “fast-timescale” (moment-to-moment) changes in core affect and “slow-timescale” (trait-level) indicators of emotion...

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Published in:Social psychological & personality science 2019-09, Vol.10 (7), p.864-873
Main Authors: Oravecz, Zita, Brick, Timothy R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arousal
Deployment
Ecological momentary assessment
Emotional experiences
Emotional regulation
Emotional well being
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Summary:“Core affect”—defined as momentary valence (pleasantness) and arousal (activation) levels—plays an important role in our emotional experiences. We examined the relationship between the “fast-timescale” (moment-to-moment) changes in core affect and “slow-timescale” (trait-level) indicators of emotional functioning. Results from an experience sampling study showed that daily valence and arousal baselines were positively related to emotional well-being. Furthermore, we found meaningful positive associations between fast-timescale core affect regulation and the habitual deployment of reappraisal as emotion regulation strategy.
ISSN:1948-5506
1948-5514
DOI:10.1177/1948550618797128