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Partitioning the Variability of Daily Emotion Dynamics in Dyadic Interactions with a Mixed-Effects Location Scale
Emilio Ferrer1, Philippe Rast1
1University of California, Davis.
Abstract:
We examine the daily exchanges in affect and emotional experiences of individuals in dyads using a mixed-effects location scale model. We argue that this method is useful to characterize the daily fluctuations in emotions for each individual as well as their interrelations over time. Furthermore, we illustrate how to consider the potential effect of factors external to the dyads' emotion dynamics, an aspect often ignored in emotion research. In particular, we show how daily weather may influence within-person variability of affect toward one's relationship, beyond the influence of one's and the partner's affect. We interpret our findings in the context of emotion research and methodology for dyadic interactions.
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