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Measuring Positive Emotions

How do we recognize an experience of emotion?. FaceBodily changesSubjective experiencesAction tendenciesVoice. Conceptualizing Positive Emotion. Dimensional ViewsValenceArousalDiscrete ViewsMoods, physical sensations, emotionsEmotions extract meaning. Candidate Measures for Assessing Positi

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Measuring Positive Emotions

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    1. Measuring Positive Emotions Stephanie Brown & Barbara Fredrickson Institute for Social Research & Department of Psychology The University of Michigan

    2. How do we recognize an experience of emotion? Face Bodily changes Subjective experiences Action tendencies Voice

    3. Conceptualizing Positive Emotion Dimensional Views Valence Arousal Discrete Views Moods, physical sensations, emotions Emotions extract meaning

    4. Candidate Measures for Assessing Positive Emotion Self Report Discrete vs. Dimensional Best to use if you have only 1 type of measure Behavioral Measures Macro coding schemes/ trained observers Inferential Facial Measures Facial Action Coding System (FACS) Facial Electromyography (EMG) Physiological Measures Cardiovascular Issues: Baselines, Movement, Comfort Hormonal Issues: Ethical

    5. Example from a Current study of Helping and Positive Emotions Background: Providing support reduces mortality risk What is the mechanism? The “Undoing” effects of positive emotion Study of Helping and Cardiovascular Recovery Helping induction Speech recovery paradigm Conditions: Help, No Help, Unlinked

    6. Research Question

    7. Physiological and Facial Measures Cardiovascular Heart rate (HR) Pulse transit times (PTF, PTE) Vasoconstriction (FPA) Blood pressure (systolic & diastolic) Pure sympathetic activation: PTF, PTE, FPA, & SBP CV Magnitude, CV Recovery Time Facial EMG Zygomaticus Major, Orbicularis Oculi, Corrugator Supercilli Duchenne smiles

    8. Other measures of positive emotion Self report Retrospective Emotions questionnaire Affect grid

    9. Expected Results

    10. Mediation Model

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