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The Relationship Between Uncertainty and Affect.

Eric C Anderson^1,2, R Nicholas Carleton³, Michael Diefenbach⁴

¹Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Portland, ME, United States.

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Uncertainty can evoke negative emotions due to a bias toward simulating negative outcomes. However, context and individual differences, like emotion regulation, can moderate this relationship, sometimes leading to positive affect.

Keywords:

affect emotion risk simulation uncertainty uncertainty tolerance

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Cognitive Science
Affective Science

Background:

Uncertainty and affect are core human experiences.
The relationship between uncertainty and affect is complex, varying from negative to positive outcomes.
Existing explanations for this variability require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To review explanations for the varied relationship between uncertainty and affect.
To identify mental simulation as a key linking process.
To propose moderators influencing uncertainty's affective impact.

Main Methods:

Literature review of psychological and cognitive science research.
Analysis of theoretical frameworks explaining uncertainty-affect links.
Identification of moderating factors such as context and individual differences.

Main Results:

Mental simulation is identified as a primary mechanism connecting uncertainty to affective states.
A general human propensity exists to simulate negative outcomes, leading to negative affect.
Context, individual uncertainty tolerance, and emotion regulation strategies significantly moderate affective responses.

Conclusions:

The relationship between uncertainty and affect is primarily mediated by mental simulation, often biased towards negative outcomes.
Individual differences and contextual factors play crucial roles in modulating affective responses to uncertainty.
Further empirical and conceptual research is needed to fully understand this complex interplay.