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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Affective Science

Background:

  • Individual differences in emotional experience are linked to cognitive self-structure.
  • Previous research suggests a connection between self-structure and affective reactivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between cognitive self-structure and affective reactivity.
  • To explore how evaluative compartmentalization and integration relate to the experience and desire for different types of affect.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted to examine individual differences in affective reactivity.
  • Emotional experience and cognitive self-structure were assessed and linked.

Main Results:

  • Evaluative compartmentalization is associated with experiencing and desiring high-arousal positive (HAP) affect.
  • Evaluative integration is linked to experiencing and desiring low-arousal positive (LAP) and low-arousal negative affect.
  • Compartmentalized individuals differentiate high-arousal states as positive and low-arousal states as negative, explaining their reactivity through HAP preference and emotional breadth.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive self-structure significantly influences affective reactivity.
  • A compartmentalized self-structure is characterized by a preference for HAP affect and broader emotionality.
  • Understanding self-structure provides insight into individual differences in emotional experience and reactivity.