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Individual difference variables, affective differentiation, and the structures of affect.

Antonio Terracciano1, Robert R McCrae, Dirk Hagemann

  • 1Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224-6825, USA. TerraccianoA@grc.nia.nih.gov

Journal of Personality
|August 23, 2003
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Affective structure varies based on individual differences. The circumplex model is not universal, with different affect structures observed depending on sample characteristics and affective differentiation.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Affective Science

Background:

  • Methodological variations often explain differences in the structure of affect.
  • Individual differences in affective differentiation may influence observed affect structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how individual difference variables moderate the structure of affect.
  • To test the universality of the circumplex model of affect.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized self-rated affect data from 600 Italian participants.
  • Employed indices of circumplexity and congruence coefficients to quantify affect structures.
  • Examined the influence of affective differentiation, openness to feelings, and emotionality.

Main Results:

  • The circumplex model of affect was not universally supported.

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  • A circular structure (activation-valence) was approximated only in highly affectively differentiated groups (students, high openness/negative emotionality).
  • A unipolar Positive Affect/Negative Affect structure emerged in other groups (adults, low openness/negative emotionality).

    • Conclusions:

    • The structure of affect is not uniform and is moderated by individual differences.
    • Sample characteristics, such as affective differentiation and personality traits, significantly influence the observed structure of affect.
    • Findings challenge the universal applicability of the circumplex model, suggesting context-dependent affect structures.