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2017
Abstract This chapter examines disability sport research on positive affect that ranges from momentary emotions to broader and longer-lasting affective states. The chapter is organized in three ways: a hedonic perspective of momentary experiences of pleasure, engagement such as the experience of flow in sport and peak experiences in ...
Gloria Luong, Cornelia Wrzus
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Abstract This chapter examines disability sport research on positive affect that ranges from momentary emotions to broader and longer-lasting affective states. The chapter is organized in three ways: a hedonic perspective of momentary experiences of pleasure, engagement such as the experience of flow in sport and peak experiences in ...
Gloria Luong, Cornelia Wrzus
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SNARC compatibility triggers positive affect
Cognition and Emotion, 2020Previous research on the spatial-numerical association of response codes (SNARC) has demonstrated that SNARC-compatible digit arrangements are processed faster and more accurately than SNARC-incompatible arrangements. Concurrently, processing speed and accuracy have been conceptualised as indicating processing fluency - the ease of information ...
Judith, Gerten, Sascha, Topolinski
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Current Directions in Psychological Science
Positive affect is a fundamental component of well-being, influencing multiple domains of psychological and physical functioning. This article synthesizes empirical research on positive affect dynamics in naturalistic contexts, emphasizing their associations with mental- and physical-health outcomes.
Anthony D. Ong +2 more
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Positive affect is a fundamental component of well-being, influencing multiple domains of psychological and physical functioning. This article synthesizes empirical research on positive affect dynamics in naturalistic contexts, emphasizing their associations with mental- and physical-health outcomes.
Anthony D. Ong +2 more
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Mothers' Ideal Positive Affect Predicts their Socialization of Children's Positive Affect
The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2018Parents generally want their children to be happy, but little is known about particular types of positive affect (PA) that parents want their children to experience. Tsai's (2007) affect valuation theory offers a useful framework to understand how parents' emotional goals may shape the socialization of particular types of PA (e.g., excitement vs ...
Amy L, Gentzler +4 more
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2019
Positive affectivity is a trait that reflects stable individual differences in positive emotional experience; high levels of the trait are marked by frequent feelings of cheerfulness, enthusiasm, and energy. Positive affectivity is relatively independent from negative affectivity, as these traits developed in response to different evolutionary ...
Kristin Naragon-Gainey, David Watson
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Positive affectivity is a trait that reflects stable individual differences in positive emotional experience; high levels of the trait are marked by frequent feelings of cheerfulness, enthusiasm, and energy. Positive affectivity is relatively independent from negative affectivity, as these traits developed in response to different evolutionary ...
Kristin Naragon-Gainey, David Watson
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Body Position Affects Manual Dexterity
Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2006To evaluate the relationship between posture and psychomotor efficiency, 20 anesthesia providers performed a test requiring manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination while seated, kneeling, and standing bent forward at the waist. Performance on the Grooved Pegboard Test improved 6%-10% (P < 0.005) when subjects were seated compared to kneeling and ...
Charles W, Buffington +2 more
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Does positive affect influence health?
Psychological Bulletin, 2005This review highlights consistent patterns in the literature associating positive affect (PA) and physical health. However, it also raises serious conceptual and methodological reservations. Evidence suggests an association of trait PA and lower morbidity and of state and trait PA and decreased symptoms and pain.
Sarah D. Pressman, Sheldon Cohen
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Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2006
Negative affective styles such as anxiety, depression, and hostility have long been accepted as predictors of increased risk for illness and mortality. In contrast, positive affective styles have been relatively ignored in the health literature. Here we highlight consistent patterns of research associating trait positive affect (PA) and physical ...
Cohen, Sheldon, Pressman, Sarah D
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Negative affective styles such as anxiety, depression, and hostility have long been accepted as predictors of increased risk for illness and mortality. In contrast, positive affective styles have been relatively ignored in the health literature. Here we highlight consistent patterns of research associating trait positive affect (PA) and physical ...
Cohen, Sheldon, Pressman, Sarah D
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Optimism, positive affectivity, and salivary cortisol
British Journal of Health Psychology, 2005Objectives. Research on stress and salivary cortisol has focused almost exclusively on the effects of negative psychological conditions or emotional states. Little attention has been drawn to the impact associated with positive psychological conditions, which have been shown recently to have significant ...
Chan, CLW +9 more
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