The Contributions of Positive and Negative Affect to Emotional Well-Being

In this paper, the definitions of subjective well-being have been reviewed with a focus on its emotional core, which we consider to be the ratio of positive to negative affect over time. The reviewed evidence showed that negative emotions tend to be of longer duration than positive and that the NA s...

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Main Author: Randy Larsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Rijeka 2009-12-01
Series:Psychological Topics
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/74336