Individual differences in mixed emotions moderate the negative consequences of goal conflict on life purpose
Individual differences in mixed emotions moderate the negative consequences of goal conflict on life purpose
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DOI：
10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.013
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发表时间：
2017-05-01
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4.3
通讯作者：
Kellett, Stephen
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作者：
Berrios, Raul;Totterdell, Peter;Kellett, Stephen
追求两个不相容的目标（目标冲突）通常被视为对个人福祉有害。最近的研究还表明，有时目标冲突会引发混合情绪的体验（积极和消极情绪的共同激活），反过来，混合情绪与一些有益的结果有关，包括自我控制和幸福感。在本研究中，我们制定了混合情绪作为一个个体差异，并假设，混合情绪的个体差异可以调节目标冲突和生活目的之间的关系，幸福感的一个维度。73人的样本参加了经验抽样研究，产生超过2500个意见。使用多层次模型的调节分析表明，目标冲突与生活目的呈负相关，但更重要的是，这种影响是由一个显着的跨层次的互动，这样的目标冲突对生活目的的负面影响是较弱的个人谁通常经历了更大的混合情绪。考虑到相互冲突的目标是司空见惯的，体验复杂的情绪可能对个人有益。(C)2017爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有
Pursuing two incompatible goals (goal conflict) is commonly viewed as pernicious for individual well-being. Recent research has also shown that sometimes goal conflict instigates the experience of mixed emotions (co-activation of positive and negative emotions), and in turn, mixed emotions has been linked to some beneficial outcomes, including self-control and eudaimonic well-being. In the present study we formulated mixed emotions as an individual difference, and hypothesized that individual differences in mixed emotions can moderate the relationship between goal conflict and life purpose, a dimension of eudaimonic well-being. A sample of 73 individuals participated in an experience sampling study, producing over 2500 observations. Moderation analysis using multilevel modeling showed that goal conflict was negatively related to life-purpose, but more importantly this effect was qualified by a significant cross-level interaction, such that the negative effect of goal conflict on life purpose was weaker for individuals who commonly experienced greater mixed emotions. Given that conflicting goals are commonplace, experiencing mixed emotions may be beneficial for individuals. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.