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¹Psychology Department, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA. erafaeli@barnard.columbia.edu

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Affective Science
Individual Differences

Background:

Traditional affect models posit inverse or null links between positive and negative emotions.
Emerging research identifies situational factors leading to mixed positive-negative affect.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the individual-difference tendency toward experiencing mixed emotions, termed "affective synchrony."
To differentiate between affective synchrony, a-synchrony, and de-synchrony in emotion experience.

Main Methods:

Five empirical studies were conducted.
Participants' tendencies in experiencing positive and negative moods were assessed over time.

Main Results:

Individuals were categorized into three groups: affective synchrony (overlapping positive/negative moods), a-synchrony (independent fluctuations), and de-synchrony (bipolar opposites).
These emotional experience tendencies demonstrated stability within individuals over time and significant variation across individuals.
Affective synchrony and related patterns were associated with distinct cognitive representations of self and emotions.

Conclusions:

Individual differences in emotion experience patterns (synchrony, a-synchrony, de-synchrony) are a stable and significant aspect of personality.
These patterns are linked to how individuals cognitively represent themselves and their emotions.