(Not) showing you feel good, can be bad: the consequences of breaking expressivity norms for positive emotions

Are there optimal levels of showing one feels good? Examining four positive emotions (gratitude, interest, feeling moved, triumph), we demonstrate in two pre-registered experiments (n = 901) that even for pleasant feelings, showing too much – or too little – can lead to negative social consequences....

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Main Authors: Manokara, Kunalan, Balabanova, Alisa, Đurić, Mirna, Fischer, Agneta H., Sauter, Disa A.
Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180221