The dynamic relationships of affective synchrony to perceptions of situations

Joshua Wilt; Katharine Funkhouser; William Revelle

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2011.03.005

The dynamic relationships of affective synchrony to perceptions of situations

Joshua Wilt^*, Katharine Funkhouser, William Revelle

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Psychology

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Abstract

Most theories of affect predict that affects of opposite valence should be negatively correlated (de-synchronous) or independent (asynchronous) within individuals. Such theories were challenged by the finding that the association between energetic arousal and tense arousal ranged from de-synchrony to synchrony (Rafaeli, Rogers, & Revelle, 2007). In this paper, we report two experience-sampling studies employing cell-phone text-messaging aimed at further exploring individual differences in affective experience. Results showed that within-person relationships between energetic arousal and tense arousal ranged from de-synchrony to synchrony, but that within-person relationships between Pleasant and Unpleasant affect varied from strong de-synchrony to weak de-synchrony. Individual differences in within-person EA-TA associations were related to perceiving threatening situations as incentives and to interactions between affective traits.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	309-321
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	45
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2011.03.005
State	Published - Jun 2011

Keywords

Affect
Affective synchrony
Approach-avoidance
Energetic arousal
Pleasant affect
Tense arousal
Unpleasant affect

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Social Psychology
Psychology(all)

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