Journal article
The Relation Between Valence and Arousal in Subjective Experience Varies With Personality and Culture
P Kuppens, F Tuerlinckx, M Yik, P Koval, J Coosemans, KJ Zeng, JA Russell
Journal of Personality | WILEY | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12258
Abstract
Objective:: While in general arousal increases with positive or negative valence (a so-called V-shaped relation), there are large differences among individuals in how these two fundamental dimensions of affect are related in people's experience. In two studies, we examined two possible sources of this variation: personality and culture. Method:: In Study 1, participants (Belgian university students) recalled a recent event that was characterized by high or low valence or arousal and reported on their feelings and their personality in terms of the Five-Factor Model. In Study 2, participants from Canada, China/Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Spain reported on their feelings in a thin slice of tim..
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Awarded by Research Fund of KU Leuven
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Awarded by National Science Foundation-United States
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Preparation of this manuscript was supported by grants GOA/15/003 and OT/11/31 from the Research Fund of KU Leuven, grant IAP/P7/06 from the Interuniversity Attraction Poles program financed by the Belgian government, grant G093512N from the Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders, and by grant 1025563 from the National Science Foundation-United States.