The relation between short-term emotion dynamics and psychological well-being: A meta-analysis.

Not only how good or bad people feel on average, but also how their feelings fluctuate across time is crucial for psychological health. The last 2 decades have witnessed a surge in research linking various patterns of short-term emotional change to adaptive or maladaptive psychological functioning, often with conflicting results. A meta-analysis was performed to identify consistent relationships between patterns of short-term emotion dynamics-including patterns reflecting emotional variability (measured in terms of within-person standard deviation of emotions across time), emotional instability (measured in terms of the magnitude of consecutive emotional changes), and emotional inertia of emotions over time…

• FW
  Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
• KL
  KU Leuven

  Awards: OT/11/031, GOA/15/003, IAP/P7/06
• VR
  Vlaamse regering

  Award: P7/06