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Affect, personality, and social activity.

D Watson1, L A Clark, C W McIntyre

  • 1Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0442.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|December 1, 1992
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Socializing positively impacts mood and is linked to extraversion. This study found social activity consistently correlates with positive affect and extraversion, but not negative affect.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Personality Psychology

Background:

  • Understanding the interplay between social engagement and emotional well-being is crucial.
  • Previous research suggests a link between social activity and positive emotions, but findings are not always consistent.
  • The role of personality traits, particularly extraversion, in mediating this relationship warrants further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between social activity and both state (momentary) and trait (long-term) measures of positive and negative affect.
  • To investigate how different personality models (3-factor and 5-factor) relate to social activity and affect.
  • To determine if specific types of social events have differential effects on emotional states.

Main Methods:

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  • Two studies were conducted, involving participants completing personality inventories and daily/weekly mood and social activity questionnaires over several weeks.
  • Study 1 utilized a 3-factor model of personality and a 13-week questionnaire.
  • Study 2 employed a 5-factor model of personality and a 6-7 week daily survey.

Main Results:

  • Socializing significantly correlated with state measures of positive affect and trait measures of extraversion/positive emotionality.
  • These associations were generally consistent across various positive affect types and social events.
  • No consistent link was found between social activity and negative affect or other personality dimensions.

Conclusions:

  • Social activity is robustly associated with positive affect and extraversion, supporting a temperamental basis for extraversion.
  • The findings highlight the importance of social engagement for emotional well-being.
  • While social activity is linked to positive emotions, its impact on negative emotions appears minimal.