Where Have All the People Gone? A Plea for Including Social Interaction in Emotion Research
Where Have All the People Gone? A Plea for Including Social Interaction in Emotion Research
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DOI:
10.1177/1754073910361980
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发表时间:
2010-07-01
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影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
van Kleef, Gerben A.
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作者:
Fischer, Agneta H.;van Kleef, Gerben A.
In the present article we argue that emotional interactions are not appropriately captured in present emotion research and theorizing. Emotional stimuli or antecedents are dynamic and change over time because they often interact and have a specific relationship with the subject. Earlier emotional interactions may, for example, intensify later emotional reactions to a specific person, or our anger reactions towards powerful or powerless others may differ considerably. Thus, we suggest that such social factors not only affect the intensity, but also the nature of emotional experiences and expressions, and specifically the nature of the social movement (e.g., moving towards, away, or against). We discuss different processes that are implicated in the relation between the social environment and our emotions, describe how emotional expressions shape social behavior, and provide suggestions for incorporating the social dimension of emotion in future research.