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A broader conception of mood experience.

J D Mayer1, P Salovey, S Gomberg-Kaufman

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824-3567.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Mood experiences involve more than just emotions; they include mood management. Broader mood dimensions, encompassing emotion-related and management aspects, better predict outcomes like empathy than simple pleasantness or arousal.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Affective Science
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Mood experience extends beyond basic emotional states to encompass active mood management processes.
  • Existing frameworks may not fully capture the multidomain nature of mood experience.
  • Understanding both emotion and its management is crucial for a comprehensive view of mood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a multidomain framework for organizing mood experience.
  • To analyze emotion-related and emotion-management-related aspects of mood separately.
  • To investigate how these broader dimensions predict criterion variables like empathy.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted, analyzing emotion-related and emotion-management experiences distinctly.
  • Emotion-related experiences were assessed across physical, emotional, and cognitive subdomains.

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  • Emotion-management experiences were evaluated using dimensions such as Plans of Action, Suppression, and Denial.

    • Main Results:

    • Emotion-related experiences were characterized by Pleasant-Unpleasant and Arousal-Calm dimensions.
    • Evidence was found for emotion-management dimensions including Plans of Action, Suppression, and Denial.
    • Broader mood dimensions (emotion-related and management) showed superior prediction of empathy compared to Pleasant-Unpleasant and Arousal-Calm dimensions alone.

    Conclusions:

    • Mood experience is a complex phenomenon involving both emotional states and management strategies.
    • A multidomain framework offers a more comprehensive understanding of mood.
    • Emotion-management dimensions provide valuable predictive power for social-cognitive outcomes like empathy.