Abstract
“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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 864-873 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Social Psychological and Personality Science |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology