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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Affective Science
  • Emotional Well-being

Background:

  • Core Affect represents basic feelings like good/bad or energized/enervated, varying moment-to-moment.
  • It forms the foundation of mood and emotion but is not the entirety of them.
  • Existing dimensional models of mood and emotion lack finer granularity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a more detailed model of Core Affect.
  • To integrate major dimensional models of mood and emotion.
  • To validate self-report scales for measuring Core Affect across different timeframes.

Main Methods:

  • Four correlational studies were conducted with a total of 1354 participants (Ns = 535, 190, 234, 395).
  • A 12-Point Affect Circumplex (12-PAC) model was developed for Core Affect.
  • Self-report scales were cross-validated using three response formats for current and remembered Core Affect.
  • A novel technique was employed to map external variables onto the 12-PAC.

Main Results:

  • The 12-Point Affect Circumplex (12-PAC) model of Core Affect was successfully developed.
  • Self-report scales for Core Affect were cross-validated for both current and remembered feelings.
  • A significant relationship was found between Core Affect and 29/38 personality scales and 30/30 mood scales.
  • The basic dimensions of Core Affect were not fully revealed by these relationships.

Conclusions:

  • The 12-PAC model offers a finer-grained approach to understanding Core Affect.
  • The developed scales provide reliable measures of Core Affect across different temporal contexts.
  • Core Affect is broadly related to personality and mood, though its fundamental structure requires further investigation.