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Serial position and affect [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1975
This study examined the influence of serial position of subjects’ affect ratings of stimuli. Ninety subjects saw a serial list of 12 nonsense words repeated two, four, or eight times. Subjects rated the words and then attempted to recall them. Results indicated that: (a) A curvilinear relationship exists between serial position and affect, with first ...
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PANAS Models of Positive and Negative Affectivity for Adolescent Boys**

open access: yes, 2022
The measurement of affect is often of central interest in adolescent research. Very few studies have investigated the factor structure underlying adolescent responses to the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, with mixed results.
Heubeck, Bernd, Boulter, Erica
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A cross-lagged model of reinforcement sensitivity, personality and affectivity

open access: yesCurrent Issues in Personality Psychology, 2017
Background There is a rich body of literature describing the links between behavioral activation/inhibition, personality and trait affectivity. The sensitivity of the behavioral activation system (BAS) is related to extraversion and positive affect ...
Blaž Rebernjak, Vesna Buško
doaj   +1 more source

Perceived relational support is associated with everyday positive, but not negative, affectivity in a U.S. sample

open access: yes
Research suggests that perceived social support bolsters emotional well-being. We tested whether perceived support from friends, family, and spouses/partners was associated with reduced negative and greater positive affectivity (i.e., everyday affective ...
Ginny Ulichney   +2 more
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Examining hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in emerging adults from Hong Kong: Does amor Fati account for well-being beyond the role of affectivity?

open access: yesActa Psychologica
This study examines the significance and utility of amor fati—an existential construct reflecting complete life affirmation—as a positive psychological variable in predicting both hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among emerging adults in Hong Kong ...
Stephen Cheong Yu Chan   +2 more
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Positive mental health, positive affect and suicide ideation

open access: yesInternational Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 2019
Positive mental health (PMH) has been shown to confer resilience against suicide ideation. However, the mechanisms underlying the positive effect of PMH on suicide ideation/behavior are largely unknown. The current study aimed to determine whether positive affect mediates the association between PMH and suicide ideation.A total of 150 adult outpatients
Teismann, Tobias (Apl. Prof. Dr. phil.)   +2 more
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The role of acceptance and job control in mental health, job satisfaction, and work performance

open access: yes, 2003
Acceptance, the willingness to experience thoughts, feelings and physiological sensations without having to control them or let them determine one's actions, is a major individual determinant of mental health and behavioral effectiveness in a more recent
Bunce, David, Bond, Frank W.
core   +1 more source

Efficacy of a Transdiagnostic internet-based treatment for emotional disorders with a specific component to address positive affect: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2017
Background Emotional disorders (ED) are among the most prevalent mental disorders. However, less than 50% of people suffering from ED receive the appropriate treatment.
Amanda Díaz-García   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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