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Advancing models and methods of emotional concordance
Jessica P Lougheed1, Robert D Vlisides-Henry2, Sheila E Crowell2
1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada.
Biological Psychology
|May 7, 2021
Summary
Emotional concordance, the coordinated emotion system, is increasingly studied within and between individuals. Research explores its functional consequences and variations across contexts and measures.
Area of Science:
- Psychology, Affective Science, Social Neuroscience
Background:
- Emotional concordance involves coordinated emotion system components responding to environmental demands.
- Concordance occurs within individuals (e.g., physiological arousal and expression) and between individuals (e.g., shared emotional displays).
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a special issue examining current models and methods of emotional concordance.
- To highlight the growing focus on concordance across diverse populations and contexts.
- To outline recent advancements in understanding the functional consequences of emotional concordance.
Main Methods:
- Examination of multiple emotion systems simultaneously (within- and between-persons).
- Analysis of multivariate time series data.
- Review of recent research efforts and methodologies.
Main Results:
- Emotion researchers are increasingly focusing on concordance across various populations and contexts.
- Studying concordance benefits from simultaneous examination of multiple emotion systems.
- Recent efforts are exploring the functional (e.g., health-related) consequences of concordance.
Conclusions:
- The special issue highlights new directions in concordance research.
- Future research will investigate the conditions under which concordance occurs.
- Individual differences, context, and measurement methods are key factors influencing concordance.
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