Emotional Inertia is Associated with Lower Well-Being Controlling for Differences in Emotional Context
Previous studies have linked higher emotional inertia (i.e., a stronger autoregressive slope of emotions) with lower well-being. We aimed to replicate these findings, while extending upon previous research by addressing a number of unresolved issues and controlling for potential confounds. Specifica...
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| author | Peter eKoval Peter eKoval Stefan eSütterlin Stefan eSütterlin Peter eKuppens |
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| description | Previous studies have linked higher emotional inertia (i.e., a stronger autoregressive slope of emotions) with lower well-being. We aimed to replicate these findings, while extending upon previous research by addressing a number of unresolved issues and controlling for potential confounds. Specifically, we report results from two studies (Ns = 100 & 202) examining how emotional inertia, assessed in response to a standardized sequence of emotional stimuli in the lab, correlates with several measures of well-being. The current studies build on previous research by examining how inertia of both positive emotions (PE) and negative emotions (NE) are related to both positive (e.g., life satisfaction) and negative (e.g., depressive symptoms) indicators of well-being, while controlling for between-person differences in the mean level and variability of emotions. Our findings replicated previous research and further revealed that a) NE inertia was more strongly associated with lower well-being than PE inertia; b) emotional inertia correlated more consistently with negative indicators (e.g., depressive symptoms) than positive indicators (e.g., life satisfaction) of well-being; and c) these relationships were independent of individual differences in mean level and variability of emotions. We conclude, in line with recent findings, that higher emotional inertia, particularly of NE, may indicate increased vulnerability to depression. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5aa34f2291114d8790f811538290c8532022-12-22T01:30:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782016-01-01610.3389/fpsyg.2015.01997160705Emotional Inertia is Associated with Lower Well-Being Controlling for Differences in Emotional ContextPeter eKoval0Peter eKoval1Stefan eSütterlin2Stefan eSütterlin3Peter eKuppens4Australian Catholic UniversityKU Leuven - University of LeuvenLillehammer University CollegeOslo University Hospital - RikshospitaletKU Leuven - University of LeuvenPrevious studies have linked higher emotional inertia (i.e., a stronger autoregressive slope of emotions) with lower well-being. We aimed to replicate these findings, while extending upon previous research by addressing a number of unresolved issues and controlling for potential confounds. Specifically, we report results from two studies (Ns = 100 & 202) examining how emotional inertia, assessed in response to a standardized sequence of emotional stimuli in the lab, correlates with several measures of well-being. The current studies build on previous research by examining how inertia of both positive emotions (PE) and negative emotions (NE) are related to both positive (e.g., life satisfaction) and negative (e.g., depressive symptoms) indicators of well-being, while controlling for between-person differences in the mean level and variability of emotions. Our findings replicated previous research and further revealed that a) NE inertia was more strongly associated with lower well-being than PE inertia; b) emotional inertia correlated more consistently with negative indicators (e.g., depressive symptoms) than positive indicators (e.g., life satisfaction) of well-being; and c) these relationships were independent of individual differences in mean level and variability of emotions. We conclude, in line with recent findings, that higher emotional inertia, particularly of NE, may indicate increased vulnerability to depression.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01997/fullNegative emotionsPositive emotionsWell-beingEmotional inertiaMaladjustmentEmotion dynamics |
| spellingShingle | Peter eKoval Peter eKoval Stefan eSütterlin Stefan eSütterlin Peter eKuppens Emotional Inertia is Associated with Lower Well-Being Controlling for Differences in Emotional Context Frontiers in Psychology Negative emotions Positive emotions Well-being Emotional inertia Maladjustment Emotion dynamics |
| title | Emotional Inertia is Associated with Lower Well-Being Controlling for Differences in Emotional Context |
| title_full | Emotional Inertia is Associated with Lower Well-Being Controlling for Differences in Emotional Context |
| title_fullStr | Emotional Inertia is Associated with Lower Well-Being Controlling for Differences in Emotional Context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emotional Inertia is Associated with Lower Well-Being Controlling for Differences in Emotional Context |
| title_short | Emotional Inertia is Associated with Lower Well-Being Controlling for Differences in Emotional Context |
| title_sort | emotional inertia is associated with lower well being controlling for differences in emotional context |
| topic | Negative emotions Positive emotions Well-being Emotional inertia Maladjustment Emotion dynamics |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01997/full |
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